European power demand surges as heatwaves test generation
August 18, 2026
German retail energy prices rose sharply during the 2022 energy crisis, but new analysis finds that higher prices had little impact on household heating consumption. Buildings exposed to retail price increases did not reduce consumption significantly more than those with unchanged prices, while non-price factors such as public appeals, energy-saving programmes and wider crisis awareness accounted for around two-thirds of […]
