Today, the @EU_Commission has proposed to prolong the EU’s emergency legislation on coordinated gas demand reduction for another year, beyond its expiry on 31 March 2023

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RT @Energy4Europe: The European Commission has proposed to prolong the emergency legislation from July 2022 on the

15% #gasreduction ⚡️ measures

for another 12 months ➡️ https://energy.ec.europa.eu/news/preparing-next-winter-starts-now-commission-proposes-prolong-gas-demand-reduction-measures-2023-03-20_en
#REPowerEU #energysecurity #saveenergy

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1637776967645683714

Against the backdrop of a challenging global market, it is important that Europe prepares now for next winter.

Continued gas savings will help achieve EU gas storage refilling goals and keep supplies stable.

Lower and better managed demand can also reduce price volatility.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1637776971668111366

Voluntary gas demand reduction was introduced last year under the Save Gas for a Safe Winter Plan, one of the key measures to tackle the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

It contributed significantly to easing the pressure of Russian supply cuts.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1637776975501590532

Thanks to voluntary contributions, gas demand across the EU dropped by more than 19% between August and January 2023, exceeding the 15% target and allowing Europe to save around 42 bcm of gas.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1637776980279021570