Czechs continue saving electricity, first-half consumption down 5.2%

Czechs are continuing to save electricity this year. In the first half of the year, they used more than 29,8 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity, 5,2 percent less year-on-year. Consumption fell in every calendar month and across all customer groups. Electricity generation fell even more sharply. This is according to the latest data from the Energy Regulatory Office (ERÚ). Electricity consumption was already falling last year, declining by 3,9 percent year-on-year over the full year.

The authority has recorded lower consumption in every month so far this year. The largest savings were in January, at 7,2 percent. Consumption also fell, albeit unevenly, in almost all customer categories. The extent of their savings varied over the course of the year, however. While households were the most active in saving electricity in the first quarter, reducing consumption by 6,4 percent, businesses connected to the low-voltage grid led the way in the second half of the year, with a year-on-year decline of 9,4 percent. Households cut their electricity use by 1,4 percent year-on-year in the second quarter.