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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...