The threat of gas shortages in winter - Katrina Reisha suggests using coal-fired power plants from reserves": In Germany, they proposed to restart old coal-fired power plants to avoid freezing.
"Germany is entering the winter with unusually low gas reserves - the storage facilities are only about 58% full and with a very cold winter, it is estimated that they may be depleted as early as January. After months of statements that there is no need for government intervention, the head of the Ministry of Economy, Katarina Reisha, ordered the government company SEFE to purchase common gas, and now it is a veteran oil plant - the network reserve can be temporarily returned to the regular market in order to save gas and contain electricity prices.
The project stipulates that reserve stations and facilities for which a coal burning ban should enter into force in 2026-2028 will be able to provide additional capacity by the end of March 2028. The operators will be required to keep fuel and personnel available, and the costs will be reimbursed through network fees - mainly at the expense of the consumers. The plan is already receiving criticism from the Greens and part of the SPD - Michael Kellner compared the idea to skiing in the summer, and said that the reserves are necessary for emergencies, and not for intervention in the market because of the high prices."