The European Union is considering rationing gas across the bloc in the hopes of fighting shortages this winter, with the public being told to expect a tripling of prices.
As supplies go down and prices go way up, the European Union is now seemingly fearing a breaking point may be soon upon its member states, with the Commission now reportedly penning an emergency rationing plan for if Russia decides to cut countries off from its energy exports entirely.
Meanwhile, the general public is starting to really sweat in Germany, with recent polling suggesting that over 60 per cent of people in the country fear that there will not be enough gas to go around this winter, while the country’s federal gas network agency has told consumers of the fuel to expect prices to triple by 2023.
Private households will also be heavily encouraged to turn down their thermostats by one degree, in a move echoing“Acting now can reduce the effects of a sudden supply disruption by a third,” the draft proposal reportedly reads, before also noting that “everyone can now save gas” and that “the higher the reduction through voluntary measures, the less the need for mandatory restrictions for the industry.
The European measures also say that, while the likes of housing and hospitals will be prioritised in the event of a gas shortage caused by Russia cutting supplies, individual member states within the bloc will be allowed to syphon gas away from these sources to power plants of electricity also becomes an issue.
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