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Gas demand in times of crisis. The response of German households and industry to the 2021/22 energy crisis

  • Europe is in the midst of the most severe energy crisis in a generation, at the core of which is the continuously plummeting supply of Russian natural gas. With alternative supply options being limited, natural gas prices have surged. This paper empirically estimates the response of natural gas demand to the price increase, using data from Germany—the so far largest consumer of Russian natural gas. We identify the crisis response of small and large consumers separately, controlling for temperature, gas-fired power generation, and economic activity. For small consumers, including mostly households, we find a substantial demand reduction of 6% from March onwards—most likely due to political and ethical considerations after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For industrial consumers, demand reductions started much earlier in August 2021, when wholesale prices for natural gas started to surge, with an average reduction of 11%. We conclude that voluntary industrial demand response has played a significant role in coping with the energy crisis so far.

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Document Type:Working Paper
Language:English
Author(s):Oliver Ruhnau, Clemens StieweORCiD, Jarusch Muessel, Lion HirthORCiD
Publication year:2022
Publishing Institution:Hertie School
Number pages:8
Handle:https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/261082
Release Date:2022/10/24
Tag:Centre for Sustainability
Demand Response; Energy Demand; European energy crisis; Natural gas
AY 22/23:AY 22/23
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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