Could hot water be rationed in clubs?
Not sure if a FKK business would be classified as "systemically important".
[QUOTE]Germanys natural-gas crisis, which is being caused by Russia as it takes revenge for sanctions, may get so bad that cities have to ration hot water.
On the weekend, Hamburg environment chief Jens Kerstan reportedly said warm water could only be made available at certain times of the day in an emergency, in the case of an acute gas shortage. He also said the city-state might have to lower the maximum room temperature that people can achieve on its heating network.
Meanwhile, Germany's energy regulator said pharmaceutical companies and paper manufacturers would be among the companies getting prioritization in the event of gas rationing this winter. Klaus Mueller, head of the Federal Network Agency, said it was not possible to classify every business as systemically important.
Households and hospitals will also be prioritized over most industry under federal plans, though Kerstan warned that this would not be technically possible everywhere in Hamburg.
[URL]https://fortune.com/2022/07/04/hot-water-rationing-hamburg-gas-crisis-putin-russian-gas-ukraine-uniper-german-economy/[/URL][/QUOTE]If Russia turns off the gas, there are potential long-term economic issues. Attendance is already down as inflation is eating away at discretionary spending.
[QUOTE][b]"Entire industries are in danger of collapsing permanently because of the gas bottlenecks: aluminum, glass, the chemical industry," Fahimi, the head of the German Federation of Trade Unions, told Bild am Sonntag. "Such a collapse would have massive consequences for the entire economy and jobs in Germany."[/b]
The chemical industry, which employs about 346,000 people, is the third-largest industry in Germany, according to Germany Trade & Invest, the country's investment promotion agency.
Under the country's emergency plan, industry would be first in line for supply cuts. The move could devastate the economy and lead to job losses, Germany business leaders and unions have said.
https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-faces-entire-industries-collapse-russia-natural-gas-supply-cuts-2022-7.[/QUOTE]