31 Jul 2018

German energy consumption falls in first half of 2018

Clean Energy Wire / AG Energiebilanzen

Energy consumption in Germany decreased by one percent in the first half of 2018, compared to the same period in the previous year, the energy market research group AG Energiebilanzen said on Tuesday. After the first three months, there had been a five percent increase due to the very cold weather in February and March but the following warmer months made up for this.
In the half-year reports of 2017 and 2016, the AG Energiebilanzen recorded an increase in energy usage so 2018 marks the first year where consumption has fallen in a year-on-year comparison.
Although the share of renewables has increased to 14 percent in primary energy consumption in the first half of 2018, the majority of energy is still supplied by fossil fuels (79.6%).

Find the press release in German here.

Please note: CLEW will publish an article on this subject later today.

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