After the end of the winter heating phase, Germany’s gas storage facilities are gradually filling up again. As can be seen from the data from Europe’s gas infrastructure operator (GIE), the storage facilities are 40.8 percent full again. A month earlier it was only 29.8 percent. At 39.5 percent, the EU average is similar to the German figure. It is normal for the reservoirs to fill up again in spring and summer. As heaters are turned off, the demand for energy falls. In view of an imminent supply stop of Russian natural gas, it is particularly important this year that the storage facilities are well filled. They compensate for fluctuations in gas consumption and form a kind of buffer system. According to the new storage law, they should be 90 percent full by November 1st.
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