Hamburg Germany Official Tells Residents Prepare For Hot Water Rationing Amid Energy Crisis

 NOTE:

Virtually every article about the German energy crisis tries to blame Russia. The actual cause is Germany. The nation has shut down nuclear power plants. This year it has blocked opening of the Nordstream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia. Then it refused to pay Gazprom in Rubles for the natural gas Gazprom WANTS to sell, which is very profitable at current prices. Due to severe banking sanctions on Russia, payment in Euros is like payment in Monopoly money. Whatever gas Gazprom is sending to Germany, being paid in Euros, is charity at the moment. 

I assume they are sending some gas to avoid retaliation (in the long run) but Gazprom can not use the Euros they are getting this year. The German energy crisis was created by the German government. Not by Russia.

Ye Editor

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Hamburg Official Tells Residents Prepare For Hot Water Rationing Amid Energy Crisis  | ZeroHedge

The second-largest city in Germany is mulling over the potential rationing of hot water as the energy crisis worsens. 

 Kerstan also spoke with the German daily newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt and warned, "We are in a much worse crisis than most people realize." 

He asked Hamburg residents to reduce shower times, install energy-saving shower heads, and modernize thermostats for maximum power savings. 

"The more we save now, the better the situation will be in winter because the storage tanks fill up," he added, referring to the need to save power so more NatGas injections can be made into storage ahead of the winter season. 

Kerstan's possible hot water restrictions follow German Vice-Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck's interview with Der Spiegel magazine last month that called for German citizens to shower less to overcome the worst energy crisis in a generation. 

The German government's increasing talk about reducing shower time and conserving hot water comes as Russia reduced Nordstream NatGas flows by 60%. Germany is heavily reliant on cheap Russian Natgas, and fears mount that Europe's largest economy could face even more NatGas cuts later this summer. 

Weeks ago, Germany triggered the "alarm stage" of its NatGas-emergency plan to address shortages. Yasmin Fahimi, the head of the German Federation of Trade Unions, warned over the weekend, "Because of the NatGas bottlenecks, entire industries are in danger of permanently collapsing: aluminum, glass, the chemical industry." 

Fahimi warned: "Such a collapse would have massive consequences for the entire economy and jobs in Germany."

Germany's worsening energy crisis shows no signs of abating, and it seems probable that Hamburg residents could be showering in cold water.