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Turns out Hungarians really did overuse gas because it was cheap
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Months later than the European average, but around the time of the energy market liberalisation, Hungary finally started to adapt to the new energy market situation.
The decline in industrial gas consumption started already in the summer, but it was during the heating season that the drop in domestic consumption became really spectacular. In the last three months, Hungarians have saved more than 600 million cubic meters of gas,” says G7.
So far in 2022, the 27 EU member states have consumed less gas each month than they used to in previous years.
In Hungary, this process started a little later. According to daily flow data collected by the G7, domestic gas consumption fell only marginally in January-February, and even increased in March and April. One of the explanations for this is surely that the domestic population has not yet faced rising energy prices in the first half of the year.
I don’t think it was overuse of gas. I think people are burning wood instead because it is cheaper. I t is obvious that when the price increases the demand goes down because people are looking for alternatives.