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Germany Misses Gas Storage Target as Prices Soar
Germany has missed its gas storage target for the start of winter. Now, the EU’s largest economy faces a difficult heating season as the European gas benchmark topped 100 euros per MWh last week and has stayed there since. Higher prices may turn out to be the smaller problem. A supply crunch would be worse. Every European Union member state has an obligation to secure enough natural gas ahead of winter to fill 80% of storage capacity. Germany has failed to do that, only filling its storage to about 61%. This is problematic because Germany…
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