6 criteria according to which companies are shut off from gas

Berlin The Federal Network Agency is concretizing its plans in the event that there is no longer enough natural gas to supply all customers. A five-page paper published by the regulatory authority on Tuesday evening outlines the criteria by which decisions should be taken in the event of a gas emergency.

Under the heading “Weighing decision”, the paper states that the following criteria will be “considered in perspective” for shutdowns:

• the “urgency of the measure, in particular depending on the severity of the gas shortage situation”
• the “size of the plant and its gas supply and thus the effect of a gas supply reduction”
• the necessary “lead time for gas procurement reduction or an orderly shutdown of the production facilities”
• the “expected economic and business damage”
• the “Cost and duration of restarting after a gas supply reduction”
• the “importance for the supply of the general public”

In other words: The authority prefers shutdowns that have large savings effects with short lead times, the least possible damage and few restrictions on the supply of the population.