Switzerland is doing well on the energy saving course. Less heating was needed due to the extraordinarily hot weather. In general, Switzerland wants to consume at least 15 percent less gas during the winter months from October 2022 to March 2023 than the average of the last five years.
Switzerland has adopted this target from the EU, as the federal government wrote on Wednesday’s portal. This is “against the background of the tense gas supply situation in Europe” and “because of solidarity with our European neighbors”. Concretely, Switzerland should save a total of 3997 gigawatt hours of gas. In October, Switzerland saved 1,130 gigawatt hours.
1130 gigawatt hours saved
The federal government currently uses monthly net import data approved by the Swiss Gas Industry Association (VSG) to calculate whether the savings target has been met. We continue to work on the data in order to measure the final consumption more accurately and up-to-date.
Despite the savings: The Federal Department of Energy (SFOE) currently rates the gas supply situation as “tense”. Natural gas supply is “guaranteed”. In a five-level traffic light system, this corresponds to yellow, which is currently the second level. The higher the level, the more serious the situation is considered. The same consideration – level 2 – applies to the current electricity supply situation. (SDA/pbe)