Germany Urged To Save Energy As Temperatures Plummet

BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 14: In this aerial view, exhaust rises from chimneys of the Heizkraftwerk Mitte natural gas-powered thermal power plant during a day of sub-zero temperatures at twilight on December 14, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Germany's Federal Network Agency, faced with a December that is likely to be the coldest in the past decade, is appealing to citizens to nevertheless save energy. Germany, historically dependent on natural gas imports from Russia that have fallen to near zero over recent months, has managed to at least partially compensate for the shortfalls with natural gas imports via pipelines from Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium. Germany's first LNG terminals, which will allow it to import natural gas by ship, are due to begin operation later this month. The Heizkraftwerk Mitte plant, operated by Vattenfall, supplies both heat and electricity to residences and offices in the Berlin city center. (Photo by Christian Ender/Getty Images)