While oil from Russia is no longer wanted, there are fears about Russian gas supplies. German industry is still too dependent to be able to cope with a shortfall. The demand for subsidies from the federal government for energy-saving measures in building renovations has increased to such an extent that the pots ran dry faster than expected. Manuel Berkel has analyzed why further applications can no longer be approved for the time being and why this is hitting the industry particularly hard at the present time.