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Seems like a misleading headline. Total energy used is at a record low: https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/energy/chart.htm?l=en&c=DE&interval=year&year=-1&

Seems like a misleading headline. Total energy used is at a record low: https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/energy/chart.htm?l=en&c=DE&interval=year&year=-1&source=public https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/energy/chart.htm?l=en&... Much of the decline came from gas, presumably because they stopped buying so much from Russia.

darknoon 3y ago
It's striking vs the France chart, though I wonder how this reflects electricity import / exports https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/energy/chart.htm?l=en&c=FR&interval=year&year=-1&source=total https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/energy/chart.htm?l=en&...
pvorb 3y ago
And because of the mild weather in the winter season 2022-2023. Also, private households are saving on energy as much as they can because of high prices.
- qayxc 3y ago
  Please explain how the winter temps affect electricity use. Heating only accounts for 4% of household heating sources in Germany [1]. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189752/household-heating-sources-germany/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189752/household-heatin...
  - pvorb 3y ago
    My parent's comment was about total energy usage.
    - qayxc 3y ago
      That doesn't make sense, though, as the charts refer to electricity generation, not primary energy.
      - pvorb 3y ago
        Oh, I'm sorry. I took "total energy consumed" too literally. You've been right and my comment doesn't make that much sense for electricity.
- mahkeiro 3y ago
  it's not only winter but many industrial processes moved out of Germany because of high energy price. Large chemical plants are just running at minimum capacity: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/german-chemicals-lobby-sees-no-turnaround-sector-by-years-end-2023-11-14/ https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/german-chemicals...