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Independent_Pear_429 t1_j1pjrv7 wrote

Jeez they must be desperate now. What's the EUs response?

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anna_pescova t1_j1pmg6p wrote

The EU consumption of natural gas has dropped by 20.1% in the period August-November 2022, compared with the average gas consumption for the same months (August-November) between 2017 and 2021. The demand is not currently there but remains to be see what the Russian discount price will be. I Imaging Europe has little appetite for Russian Gas though at any price.

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Independent_Pear_429 t1_j1pucq8 wrote

I'd just dress warmer and use some electric heaters

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kallerdis t1_j1pxpa2 wrote

you know that most of the peak electricity is generated by natural gas?

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Ok_Goat8830 t1_j1qnsej wrote

still i would argue that running a single electric blanket is more efficient than warming a whole room, apartment or even house

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cinematic_novel t1_j1s1fl9 wrote

Yes, but the problem is that you still need to move around the house. You can't just hide ina warm corner all the time. Dampness is likely to build up without heating and ventilation, which will go into the lungs along with cold air. I do use a (non-electric) onesie sometimes to keep the heating off and it works great, but it doesn't substitute heating.

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RheagarTargaryen t1_j1ra0w5 wrote

You’d still have to heat your house to avoid the pipes from bursting.

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KiwasiGames t1_j1t0jed wrote

Or just lag the pipes. Same principal as the electric blanket. Use a little bit of heat in the important places, no need to heat everything.

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CrassTick t1_j1tq4vq wrote

But you can keep the temperature down and save significant amounts of gas.

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Jonsj t1_j1sfixu wrote

Is it? I know that it's priced based on on the most expensive part of the power generation chain, so gass is one of the most expensive way to generate kWh in most markets.

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anna_pescova t1_j1q3zn9 wrote

It's more to do with industry and it's use of LNG than individual citizens...

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AlbinoWino11 t1_j1s3nlv wrote

This is probably more about industrial use than residential.

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ICEpear8472 t1_j1rl8qm wrote

There are also new long term contracts with other suppliers. Even if Europe wants to buy Russian gas again it will not be as much as in the past. At least not for quite a while. Gas usage has gone down and a lot of the old Russian market share has been substituted by other suppliers on the long term. Something which can due to the contracts not just be undone.

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CommonMan15 t1_j1seogl wrote

Also gas prices dropped some 40% on a few days as the market realised the reservoirs were indeed full.

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Fruloops t1_j1prnmm wrote

Do not underestimate corrupt politicians and the masses that follow their promises.

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lebup t1_j1s5bkt wrote

Dropped heating to 19

Thats it.

Were fine , nato is fine, , we dont need their gas

Unless they wanna sell it cheap.

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atomicxblue t1_j1rkjjt wrote

From a news story last week on BBC World Service, many countries in Europe have already stockpiled the fuel their countries need to make it through the winter. The reporter did point out that if the last part of winter turns out to be exceptionally cold, they'll go through the reserves faster and cause a strain on oil prices by the time they need to restock next winter.

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