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Saving gas – an unpopular approach

Since Russia has been throttling the flow of gas, politicians have been looking for methods to replace the fuel. Industry wants to fire up coal-fired power plants again and convert its own plants. Economists see another possibility – but it would interfere with production.
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Manuel Berkel
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Over the weekend, Robert Habeck attempted the liberation blow. Restarting decommissioned coal-fired power plants should help reduce gas consumption in the electricity sector. For industry, the federal economic affairs minister wants to introduce an auction model to compensate companies for not using natural gas. Their representatives cheered the Green politician’s proposals.

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