EU, mandatory cuts in light during the 4 peak hours. No gas cap

EU, drastic cut in consumption imposed. Immediate consequences

Europe decided to move on energy crisis and the consequent dear bills due to the soaring costs of light And gas following the consequences of the sanctions imposed on Russia for the responsibility of the war in Ukraine. But – reads the Republic – the rule that the Commission should approve today a Strasbourgto be illustrated tomorrow during the speech of Ursula von der Leyen in the European Parliament, it risks show up empty. With a cut to the consumption disputed and without the invoked ceiling on the price of gas. In the draft prepared yesterday, in fact, the European executive confirmed the inclusion of the compulsory reduction consumption of electric energy. It is about 3-4 hours of contraction of the flow of electricity during peak times. A measure considered necessary to make up for the gas shortage, in case the closure of the taps Russians towards Europe.

Each country, then, will have to decide how to organize this savings and above all how motivate the citizens to get organized. Not only. From the articles of the Commission – continues Repubblica – is disappeared altogether the roof al gas price which had also been requested by the last council of energy ministers. The reason? The original agreement concerned only the Russian methane “price cap”. But over the weekend it was acknowledged that the Moscow supplies they do not exist anymore. So a limit in price at a product that Not he comes best seller. At this point the idea of extending the “cap” came back to all the throttle transported by gas pipelines. To arrive at this proposal, the Commission it needs time.