Germans have been urged to save gas regardless of chilly weather after figures showed above-average energy usage

Germans have been urged to save gas regardless of chilly weather after figures showed above-average energy usage, despite repeated pleas for restraint, Qazet.az reports according to Mueller.

Klaus Mueller, head of Germany’s top energy regulator, said in a statement:

Without significant reductions, including in private households, it will be difficult to avoid a gas shortage this winter.

A reduction of at least 20% in energy usage is needed to avoid shortages, the agency said.