German Households, Companies Urged to Continue Energy Savings
- Falling prices could compromise target for 20% consumption cut
- Deputy economy minister comments in Bloomberg TV interview
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Germany is in a “much better place” in terms of energy supply than six months ago but there is still an immediate need for households and companies to reduce consumption, according to a deputy economy minister.
Franziska Brantner, a state secretary in the Economy and Climate Ministry in Berlin, warned of the risk that falling prices could promote complacency and lead Germany to miss its target of curbing gas usage over the winter by a fifth.