“But don’t they need to supplement this supply during really cold winters? “
The nat gas in storage will supplement on going supplies. The EU is still getting piped nat gas from several countries (norway, algeria, belgium/netherlands) plus continuous LNG shipments.
The storage isn’t the sole supply.
“Aren’t they still making people conserve fuel and a lot of homes are burning wood? Or is all this a thing of the past?”
Conservation is still needed for sure.
But winter will come and go.
Thanks. This is good news! Not that I am a big Europe fan, I am a people fan though and don’t want anyone to suffer (except politicians at the polls).
Hopefully the current US cold snap will wake people up to vote after they realize the costs of heating their homes this winter.