EU significantly misses electricity savings target

Like most EU countries, Germany missed its crisis target for electricity savings last winter. This is the result of a publication by the environmental organization Ember, which appeared today. In response to the increased prices for gas and electricity, EU countries decided last October to voluntarily reduce electricity consumption by ten percent from November 2022 to March 2023. According to Ember data, however, the EU only managed a reduction of 6.2 percent, and Germany also missed the target with seven percent. The failure to meet the target had already become apparent at the beginning of the year.