Electricity consumption in Czechia fell 5.1% in Q1, with households cutting the most

Czechs are continuing to save electricity. In the first quarter of this year, electricity consumption in Czechia fell by five percent year on year. Households made the biggest savings among consumers. Electricity generation fell even more sharply, declining by more than seven percent year on year. The Czech News Agency (ČTK) was informed of this today in a press release 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. Experts say energy savings are due primarily to last year's rise in energy prices and warm weather.

According to ERÚ data, net electricity consumption in the first quarter of the year was 16.1 terawatt-hours (TWh), 5.1 percent lower than in the same period a year earlier. Consumption fell in every calendar month, with the largest savings, at 7.2 percent, recorded in January.

According to ERÚ, consumption fell the most among households, by 6.4 percent. They were followed by large customers connected to the extra-high-voltage grid, with savings of 5.2 percent. Consumption fell by 4.6 percent at the high-voltage level. Businesses and smaller customers connected to the low-voltage grid reduced consumption by 2.4 percent.