A surprisingly large percentage is used in industry, more than residential even: https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/37985/umfrage/verbrauch-von-erdg

A surprisingly large percentage is used in industry, more than residential even: https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/37985/umfrage/verbrauch-von-erdgas-in-deutschland-nach-abnehmergruppen-2009/ https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/37985/umfrage... Regarding nuclear, the electricity companies didn't want to continue after they had already prepared to shut down the reactors. Maintenance was deferred, people let go or reassigned, etc.