{"id":408119,"date":"2025-10-14T11:21:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=408119"},"modified":"2025-10-14T11:21:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:21:48","slug":"germany-faces-e40-billion-risk-if-winter-turns-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=408119","title":{"rendered":"Germany Faces \u20ac40 Billion Risk If Winter Turns Cold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"472\" data-attachment-id=\"408122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=408122\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQO06xH6E43HamNuMbPBKoHdGHq5N1d17w9t7Sdq-Iokot4yPRRjc5JHizcs2PaIZfduhnhPzI1MATLPKHCJXVpFZzfuaN2momLL77EQ82bmH_5pdGYS4YsJKC-yNeoz-1.jpeg?fit=1244%2C812&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1244,812\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0AQO06xH6E43HamNuMbPBKoHdGHq5N1d17w9t7Sdq-Iokot4yPRRjc5JHizcs2PaIZfduhnhPzI1MATLPKHCJXVpFZzfuaN2momLL77EQ82bmH_5pdGYS4YsJKC-yNeoz (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQO06xH6E43HamNuMbPBKoHdGHq5N1d17w9t7Sdq-Iokot4yPRRjc5JHizcs2PaIZfduhnhPzI1MATLPKHCJXVpFZzfuaN2momLL77EQ82bmH_5pdGYS4YsJKC-yNeoz-1.jpeg?fit=723%2C472&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQO06xH6E43HamNuMbPBKoHdGHq5N1d17w9t7Sdq-Iokot4yPRRjc5JHizcs2PaIZfduhnhPzI1MATLPKHCJXVpFZzfuaN2momLL77EQ82bmH_5pdGYS4YsJKC-yNeoz-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C501&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQO06xH6E43HamNuMbPBKoHdGHq5N1d17w9t7Sdq-Iokot4yPRRjc5JHizcs2PaIZfduhnhPzI1MATLPKHCJXVpFZzfuaN2momLL77EQ82bmH_5pdGYS4YsJKC-yNeoz-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C783&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQO06xH6E43HamNuMbPBKoHdGHq5N1d17w9t7Sdq-Iokot4yPRRjc5JHizcs2PaIZfduhnhPzI1MATLPKHCJXVpFZzfuaN2momLL77EQ82bmH_5pdGYS4YsJKC-yNeoz-1.jpeg?w=1244&amp;ssl=1 1244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Snow Desaster in Germany 1978\/1979<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Energy\/Natural-Gas\/Germany-Faces-40-Billion-Risk-If-Winter-Turns-Cold.html\">OilPrice.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/contributors\/Irina-Slav\/\">Irina Slav<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"408124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=408124\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GuDL9_fWMAATZjI\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?fit=723%2C723&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?resize=723%2C723&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A man shouting in the snow, holding a sign that reads 'WE HAVE FIVE YEARS TO STOP FOSSIL FUELED GLOBAL WARMING'.\" class=\"wp-image-408124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?resize=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GuDL9_fWMAATZjI.jpeg?resize=550%2C550&amp;ssl=1 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>German utility Uniper warns that a colder-than-average winter could cost Germany up to \u20ac40 billion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Germany\u2019s gas storage stands at 76%, well below the safe threshold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While ICIS argues that LNG imports and new regasification capacity can offset winter demand, rising prices and regulatory hurdles may threaten Germany\u2019s fragile energy security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany could suffer economic losses of around 40 billion euros if this winter turns out colder than average, gas utility Uniper has warned in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniper.energy\/news\/study-full-gas-storage-facilities-are-a-protective-shield-for-the-german-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a>&nbsp;that said such a development could plunge Germany into a recession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, as October begins and with it, quite often, heating season, Europe begins a race to fill its gas storage facilities in time to secure a comfortable level of stocks ahead of peak demand for electricity and heat. Norway stands ready to step up gas exports to the European Union, U.S. LNG producers stand ready to boost cargoes bound for Europe, and, according to Germany\u2019s energy market regulator, there is plenty of gas. There is one problem with that. The situation could change very quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany\u2019s gas storage capacity is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/agsi.gie.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">currently<\/a>&nbsp;at a little over 76% full. It should be 90% full to prevent the economic devastation Uniper is warning about. There would still be losses, even with 90% full storage, but they will be a lot lower than 40 billion euros, which is equal to some $46.6 billion. If storage is full at 90%, a very cold winter would \u201conly\u201d cost the German economy 14 billion euros, or $16.3 billion, according to the study that Uniper commissioned, conducted by a consultancy outlet called Frontier Economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second sum might not look like peanuts, but, according to Uniper, the difference between the two is \u201ca difference of around 25 billion euros, which would make the difference between stability and recession.\u201d This is how vulnerable Germany\u2019s economy has become to any unfavorable fluctuations in gas supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Energy\/Crude-Oil\/Oil-Tankers-Jam-Seas-as-Global-Glut-Builds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Related: Oil Tankers Jam Seas as Global Glut Builds<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the Uniper report, it appears that some financial damage\u2014measurable in double-digit billion sums\u2014is guaranteed. It is also unlikely that this damage remains as low as 14 billion euros because keeping storage levels at 90% during peak demand season is impossible precisely because it is peak demand season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not everyone is so pessimistic, however. In another recent report, Independent Commodity Intelligence Services said that even extra-low temperatures during December and January would not compromise the supply security of natural gas in Germany, so there was no reason to worry about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven in the event of a very cold winter, gas storage and additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) can together ensure sufficient supply with Europe having built enough regasification capacity,\u201d ICIS said in its report. The outlet admitted that in a severe winter scenario, Europe could see its gas reserves drop all the way to 20%, which is red-zone low, but that would not be a problem because there will be more liquefaction capacity coming online next summer. Still, ICIS also admitted that price could become a problem as demand for LNG rises during the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, earlier this month, Uniper&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-10-02\/uniper-seeks-permission-to-close-key-german-gas-storage-site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a>&nbsp;for permission to close one of Germany\u2019s largest natural gas storage facilities because it could not fill it in time. The reason has to do with the geology of the storage site, which is porous rather than cavernous, meaning it needs to be filled and emptied slowly, Bloomberg said in a report on the news. It also, per Uniper, has to do with regulations, which have made it uneconomical to make the effort to fill the Breitbrunn facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, meanwhile, Ukraine has said it would need to step up gas imports this winter, and by quite a margin. \u201cWe plan to boost import capability by around 30%. It will all depend on how quickly we can restore things. The sooner we manage to put facilities back into operation, the less gas we&#8217;ll need to import,\u201d energy minister Svetlana Grinchuk said this month. The gas would be coming from G7 members, among them Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"542\" data-attachment-id=\"408126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=408126\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shining-freezing.webp?fit=1280%2C959&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,959\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shining-freezing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shining-freezing.webp?fit=723%2C542&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shining-freezing.webp?resize=723%2C542&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A snow-covered man with a frostbitten face sitting in a snowy landscape.\" class=\"wp-image-408126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shining-freezing.webp?resize=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shining-freezing.webp?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shining-freezing.webp?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shining-freezing.webp?resize=1200%2C899&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shining-freezing.webp?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shining-freezing.webp?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shining-freezing.webp?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shining-freezing.webp?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shining-freezing.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany\u2019s gas storage capacity is currently at a little over 76% full. It should be 90% full to prevent the economic devastation Uniper is warning about. 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