Germany Falling Short of Gas Saving Goal, Regulator Warns

German households and businesses saved too little gas in the second half of January, according to the country’s network regulator.

Gas consumers only saved 8.6% in the last week of January compared to the average use between 2018 and 2021, and 14% when taking colder temperatures into account, Klaus Mueller, President of the regulator BNetzA, said in a Twitter post on Friday. He issued a similar warning the previous week, and has said Germany needs to cut gas consumption by at least 20% to help offset the loss of supplies from Russia.