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  There is no country on the planet as bad as Russia when you dig down, that’s not to say others are saints (let’s face it, America hardly has clean hands) or that there are not some horrific other places, but even then when you dig down you tend to find a Russian connection. 
  About the only thing they do well these days is play the victim. Something we learnt after getting hands on Russian info at the end of the Cold War was that they were mostly full of hot air as well.
context: One thing that stood out to me was how much Germany's gas consumption dropped in 2022:
  
  According to Bundesnetzagentur, Germany’s natural gas consumption dropped by 14% in 2022 compared to the average consumption for the past four years. Industrial demand fell by 15% compared to the average for the past four years. Between October and December, industrial gas consumption fell by 23%, and consumption by private consumers and businesses was 21% below the previous years. >
  
  German here, gas was just way too expensive for me this year, so we had to adapt... for my money's sake >
  
  How did you adapt? >
  
  Using less heating >
  
  As a Norwegian having visited most of Europe I'm amazed at the lack of modern climate adaption in houses. 
  Hopefully this will be a driver for Europe to modernize housing to enter the 21st century. >
  
  its almost impossible to get a heatpump installed right now or solar because the waiting list is so long (in germany).
  labor to install them and materials are scarce because the demand exploded. >
  
  Better insulation and windows is another thing. Will reduce energy needs both winter and summer. >
  
  Yep, having windows will definitely help! >
  
  Replacing your old windows without also improving your home's insulation is a recipe for mold problems. The windows should be the coldest point in the room, otherwise the moisture will cling to the walls.
  You can counteract this somewhat with decentralized ventilation systems, but moisture in a renovated old building is always difficult. >
  
  Thanks for the warning homie. In Aug I bought a 1935 home and I did plan on fixing up those basement windows.
  My walls are concrete with mortar falling off on the outside of the walls. I prlly gotta fix the insulation first. >
  
  Some of it is conservation but likely a good chunk of that is warmer weather. Industrial demand tends to be baseload and residential driven almost purely by weather >
  
  Warmth in Europe right now is one of the most extreme events on record for the sigma and the extent.
  But Germany has gone right off Russia whom they got too dependent on.
  Seems like they don't want to go back to nuclear but they want more renewables. Harder in the short term but better in the long term. >
  
  we mostly need the gas for industry and heating, not electricity, going nuclear would reduce our coal consumption but not our dependency on Russia >
  
  You can heat things with electricity, you know? >
  
  the cost is ridiculously higher + the grid would not be able to support such a massive increase in demand >
  
  Define Irony leveraging Gas to make Europe fall in line. Europe starts not only buying gas from other sources but also starting to decrease gas consumption! >
  
  Decreasing gas consumption to save the environment, Great!  
  Decreasing because people can't afford it and just chose to freeze instead? Not so great. >
  
  People will not freeze, Germany ain't that cold.  I live in Switzerland which is colder on average, but still my energy bills are small.
  Best case, people stop sleeping with open windows. Wasted energy is a big problem by complacent, oblivious people. Now they're gonna have to adapt or pay a higher price. >
  
  Poor people will. If you were living paycheck to paycheck and your heating bill triples, you're fucked. >
  
  Again, Germany is not that cold. You won't freeze to death even if you have no heating. Of course you'll need more blankets to be warm but that's it. >
  
  Thanks Norway! >
  
  Unless Norway invades Sweden!....
  This all a plot by the Norwegians to make Europe dependent on gas so they can invade Sweden !!! A war to settle all Nordic wars!
  /Jk >
  
  It's retribution after Danish and Swedish ruling and the invasion from Germany. The Roman Catholics are next.
  /Jk ofc >
  
  Heheh ja, vi bare tuller selvfølgelig >
  
  Självklart… 🤨 Ni vet var vi finns, söte lillebror. Kom bara. >
  
  Vi vil ikke ha Sverige 🤪 >
  
  Tänk på allt billigt kött! Inga fler bussresor över gränsen för bacon >
  
  Men det er jo grensen som gjør det så billig. Nei til EU! Vi må kunne harryhandle! >
  
  Anyone remember that one show where Norway got invaded? Didn't get to finish it, it anyone remembers the title tell me please. >
  
  Great show! It's about a stealth invasion and occupation of Norway by unmarked Russian soldiers, for those that don't know it.
  Was there ever a season 2? The last thing I remember was the Norwegian resistance getting organized in the forest. That cliffhanger has been hanging for the last 10 years... >
  
  Oh yeah dude there's 3 seasons it's all on Netflix. >
  
  
  it's all on Netflix.
  
  Not in Germany :( >
  
  Remember when the Russia bots were all like "Winter is coming. Europe is going to freeze to death. They are killing their own people." So on and so on?
  Yeah, go fuck yourselves. >
  
  I've never seen anyone with as little self awareness and so many failed predictions as Russian shills. My favourite remains how they were telling everyone to "never underestimate your enemy" before the war started. >
  
  Go post that in r/MapPorn for a ton of karma. That sub has deteriorated, but good content still gets upvotes. >
  
  This is going to make the Russians 😡 very angry at Norway…
  Oh well. Congrats Norway. 
  Russia did this to themselves. >
  
  As a Norwegian who frequently visits UkraineWarVideoReport - that country and 95% of the people in it can go fuck itself. >
  
  As a Ukrainian, I just thank you for sharing your thoughts. >
  
  The gas weapon always was a blunt sword. Russia could use it exactly once. They will never again have any significant share of energy exports towards Europe.
  Not even in an all democratic post Putin area.
  They played the card, we called and they went down on the River >
  
  Cheers Norway! >
  
  Yeeees. Time to retake Jemtland and Herjedalen from Sweden!
  But what symbol to use? According to precedent it can't be a letter from our alphabet, anyone got a nice arabic symbol we can borrow? >
  
  Don't forget Båhuslen, people always forget Båhuslen. >
  
  Sweden here, watch out for those damn monkey mountain norska, they'll invade munich for beer. >
  
  Good old europe, we always hate each other in a very loving way :D
  Come to germany, we hate each other internally, fuck those pesky bavarians >
  
  Bavarians? Fuck those people from one town over! >
  
  Don’t forget that we are technically still receiving gas from Russia. >
  
  Norway could have taken Russia's place. But lack of contracts means that there are lack of investment.
  The main supply now is going in pipes laid in the the early 1970s. Germany was adamant on only giving contracts to Russia for many years; it will take at least 15 years to catch up on the lacking investments. 
  And Norway is not going to do it. We do not trust Germany. Norwegian companies think Germany will abandon us and return to Russia the second there is a ceasefire in Ukraine. >
  
  Yeah, I remember our politicians talking about the massive amounts of gas exports that would start in Norway, because of the green shift in Europe. This was a few years ago now, but then Germany turned to Russia instead and cut Norway out as a nat gas provider. >
  
  You say that as if Germany did this because they are evil. How often does Norway buy stuff for a higher price when you can get it cheaper elsewhere? >
  
  How often do other countries invest billions into gas pipelines with 
  Russia even after Crimea? Germany isn't evil but greedy and politically incompetent as NS2 didn't make sense once you start to think about risk and leverage. >
  
  The idea behind the pipelines is not only cheap supply but also co-dependence. Russias economy is massively dependent on their fuel exports and Germany was its biggest customer. 
  Russia can’t afford to lose its energy exports to Germany and the rest of the EU. For a rational government, that would’ve been reason enough to not invade Ukraine.
  This war has catastrophic consequences for Russias economy, demographic and international standing, many of which are only starting to show while Germany and other EU states are doing quite well all things considered. >
  
  
  Russia can’t afford to lose its energy exports to Germany and the rest of the EU. For a rational government, that would’ve been reason enough to not invade Ukraine.
  
  Yeah, except Germany continued to build NS2 after Russia invaded in Crimea. So instead it made Europe more dependent on Russia than other way around. That's why Russia still gets money from this >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 67%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  Norway became Germany's single-largest natural gas supplier in 2022, overtaking Russia, as total German gas imports dropped by 12.3% compared to 2021, the German Federal Network Agency, Bundesnetzagentur, said on Friday.
  Norway provided 33% of the gas Germany imported last year, followed by Russia, whose share fell to 22% for last year, compared to a 52% share in 2021, said the German regulator.
  Last year, Russia started gradually cutting gas supply via the Nord Stream pipeline to Germany in June until shutting down the pipeline in early September, claiming an inability to repair gas turbines for the pumping stations due to Western sanctions.
  
  
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  So norway become highest gas supplier only because of Russian supplies were gone? How about the german gas usage? >
  
  🇳🇴 🤝 🇩🇪 >
  
  easy there >
  
  Serious question: why didn't we do this sooner? Norway is nearer to us, is it bc it was cheaper? >
  
  Ofc it was. We got hooked on super cheap gas >
  
  Norway: stonks >
  
  Putin has succeeded in moving europe off Russian gas and then also slashing demand for fossil fuels. A win for us all, and a big loss for him. What a moron. >
  
  For such a relative small country, this is relly impressive, thank you very much Norway. >
  
  Good. As far as I know, Norway doesn't have a record of being a piece of shit. Also, I'm American and don't know anything about Norway, so if the euros can let me keep that opinion in peace, I'd appreciate it.