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German policymakers and utilities have welcomed a European Commission聽 asking EU聽member states聽to聽adopt聽voluntary measures to reduce聽gas聽consumption amid fears of Russia cutting off deliveries.聽鈥淓uropean solidarity is more important than ever in these times,鈥澛犅燝erman climate and economy minister Robert Habeck, adding that EU countries must strengthen precautionary measures together. 鈥淎 key lever is to reduce gas consumption,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e all have to work on that with all our might.鈥� If the gas supply runs into difficulties in one or more member states then it affects all EU countries, Habeck added.聽

Utility association聽BDEW聽also聽聽close European coordination on the issue. "In order to ensure the gas supply as well as possible in the coming winter, it is necessary to reduce gas consumption as much as possible now,鈥� said BDEW head Kerstin Andreae. 鈥淭he energy markets in Europe are closely intertwined through the well-functioning internal gas market. In view of an imminent deterioration in the gas supply situation in many member states, we need a joint European effort.鈥� She said it is vital that any gas saved is used to fill up storages in preparation for winter. Many of the proposed instruments are already in use in Germany or are currently being launched, including tenders to fill gas storage facilities, Andreae added.聽

The European Commission is asking聽EU member states to reduce gas demand by 15 percent聽between August聽2022聽and April聽2023.聽The proposal includes measures to聽switch聽to alternative聽fuels, develop聽auction聽programmes聽in industry,聽and launch public awareness campaigns to promote energy savings.聽It would also empower the European Commission to enforce consumption cuts in case of emergency, if聽voluntary聽measures are not sufficient.