Weather-adjusted gas consumption rose for the first time since the energy crisis

Gas consumption in the first quarter of this year fell again, by 4.3% compared with the first quarter of last year. However, gas consumption adjusted to the temperature conditions of the long-term temperature normal rose by 0.5%. Long-term statistics from the Energy Regulatory Office show that this was the first increase in gas consumption since the second quarter of 2021, when the first signs of the energy crisis emerged.

The Energy Regulatory Office (ERÚ) today published a report on the operation of the Czech gas system in the first quarter of this year. Natural gas consumption in the Czech Republic fell again, as it had in each of the preceding 10 quarters. Disregarding the effect of weather, the decline exceeded 4%.

However, after accounting for weather effects, the situation is different and gas consumption actually increased. This is because the average temperature for the entire first quarter of this year reached 4.3 °C, while the long-term temperature normal is 0.7 °C.