Germany’s Growing Energy Supply Uncertainty: Electric Heater Sales Up 1000%…In The Summertime!

Germany’s “disastrous” energy policy

Nowadays in Germany, talk is swirling over whether Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD Socialists) still has confidence in Economics Minister Robert Habeck’s capability to run the country’s energy policy, which many are calling a disaster. 

1000% rise in sales of electric heaters – in the summertime!

Germany’s summer is approaching an end and the heating season is just weeks away. The gas supply has been disrupted and its future is very much in question. Germans are deeply worried about how they will keep warm this coming winter.

Already the media are reporting that electric heaters are flying off the store shelves at an unprecedented rate – in the summertime! For example, online daily The Hamburger Abendblatt here reports: “Electric heater online retailers and DIY stores report explosion in demand – increases of up to 1000 percent.”

“Disastrous” energy policy

Politically this is worrying Chancellor Scholz, who is now getting far more involved in energy policy – a responsibility normally handled by the Economics Minister. According to Blackout News here, “Habeck’s record on energy policy so far is, objectively speaking, disastrous” and there are signs that Chancellor Scholz no longer trusts his his Green Party Economics Minister, Robert Habeck.

Currently Minister Habeck is leading the drive to shut down coal and nuclear power plants, but is failing to find suitable natural gas replacements.

“His grandly announced gas deal with Qatar has collapsed. The announced expansion of renewable energies is stagnating at a low level,” reports Blackout News.  “Energy prices have virtually exploded and many consumers are afraid they will no longer be able to pay their bills.”

Habeck has since been forced to do a U-turn and bring coal-fired power plants that had already been shut down back online.

Anger risks leading to “right wing” street protests

Habeck’s aim is to have the country’s heating systems be powered by at least 65 percent renewable energy already by 2024. The industry warns that the target ignores reality. Blackout News also warns: “At the latest, when the first people take to the streets in the fall because of energy prices, Scholz will have to act on the issue of the Minister of Economics.”

The German government is already sensing a growing level of anger among its citizens and their readiness to vent it out on the streets. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD Socialists) recently told the Handelsblatt: “Of course, there is a danger that those who already shouted out their contempt against democracy in the Corona era, often traveling side by side with right-wing extremists, will try to abuse the sharply rising prices as a new mobilization theme.”




10 responses to “Germany’s Growing Energy Supply Uncertainty: Electric Heater Sales Up 100010…In The Summertime!”

  1. Richard Greene

    The German natural gas supply has been reduced by Germany.
    Gazprom wants to sell Germany as much gas as possible.
    They must have payment in Rubles because of harsh banking sanctions on Russia
    Germany refuses to pay in Rubles.
    GAZPROM CAN BE EXPEPECTED TO SELL THEIR GAS FOR A CURRENCY THEY CAN NOT USE !
    It was Germany’s decision to punish themselves to punish Russia.
    Germany is the Forrest Gump of EU energy policy

  2. Curious George

    “[Those with] contempt against democracy .. will try to abuse the sharply rising prices as a new mobilization theme.”
    Well said. If you don’t freeze quietly, you are against democracy.

  3. Graeme No.3

    If the German economy collapses from the stupid electricity policies, will the EU survive?
    Misery might like company but will company like misery?

  4. RoHa

    Where will the electricty come from?

  5. posa

    Habeck is running German energy policy exactly as one would expect a Green Party Eco-fascist to run energy policy.

    By Spring Germany will be in a huge political crisis …The Red-Green alliance will follow BoJo out the door with Biden and Macron in tow.

    1. Harry Davidson

      Biden may well be gone in January ’25, but Macron? There is no chance that Macron will be deposed by the Constitutional Council and he is unlikely to be incapacitated by ill health. He is there until ’27, then he’s gone.

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