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To: Berlin_Freeper

If the numbers I’ve heard are correct, storage at capacity will only account for about 12% of typical German consumption over the winter. Frankly that number seems high to me, but then again I’ve never lived in a country which has to import gas.


17 posted on 08/28/2022 9:13:26 PM PDT by JustaTech (A mind is a terrible thing)
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To: JustaTech

There are two complicated parts to the story.

First, do you have a normal-moderate winter, or a severe winter? Last year, I would describe as fairly moderate.

Second, there are two ways that the use of natural gas figures the consumption. Roughly half of homes/apartments use natural gas for heat. Around 10-to-12 percent of the national grid consumes natural to produce power (backing-up solar and wind). If you lessen the grid situation (by using coal/nuke power longer), then you would save on use of gas for power production.

None of this big picture discussion is really understood by the political establishment.


28 posted on 08/28/2022 11:10:22 PM PDT by pepsionice
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