Energy consumption: What impact the mild • Table.Briefings

A wind farm on recultivated areas of the Garzweiler opencast lignite mine. The Neurath coal-fired power station is in the background.

In the first half of 2024, coal consumption in Germany dropped significantly. AG Energiebilanzen said this was mainly due to mild temperatures, although the weak economy also contributed to the drop in energy demand.

Energy consumption in Germany continued to fall between January and June 2024. As preliminary calculations by the Working Group on Energy Balances (AG Energiebilanzen) show, it was 3.4 percent below the same period last year. In absolute figures, consumption was 5,428 petajoules (PJ) or 185.2 million tons of coal equivalent (HCU).

Energy consumption: What impact the mild weather has in Germany

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