Gas prices - Where is gas still affordable?

Because it all depends on the quantity.

You are absolutely right. Currently, Germany's wood consumption is about twice as high as it should be.

Actually, this whole wood discussion is unnecessary: We need to reach zero CO2 within the next 10 to 30 (there are different levels of acceptance here...). This cannot be done within that time if you burn wood. What we then define as "sustainable" and how we ration wood, we can look at later.

You are absolutely right. Currently, Germany's wood consumption is about twice as high as it should be.

What do you base the "should be" on? On the wood consumption or on the CO2 amount? But if you are so vehemently against burning wood, then name some short-term available alternatives.

What makes you think that?

Based on a study on the subject published last week.

name some short-term available alternatives.

I named the alternative to the OP a few pages ago.

Now, of course, the question still remains unanswered ...

We were already there six pages ago. The question is NOT unanswered.

There are now sufficient technical possibilities with regenerative full supply (yes, 100%) to solve the base and peak load problems. It would just have to be truly wanted politically and enforced against the egislative corrupted by lobbyists. Time is just getting a bit tight thanks to the slackers, doubters, and brake-masters :rolleyes:

Until a few months ago, the energy transition was planned with 40 newly built gas power plants. Only with these as a reserve would it be feasible. It should be clear now that it should no longer be gas, right? With that, the transition as planned has already failed. Electrical energy accounts for about 20% of the energy needed domestically. Currently, we can generate about 8% of that from renewable energy. So what is missing is not 2 but 10 times that, about a factor of 5 with heat pumps and electric cars. Although the marginal utility will decrease with each additional percent—reaching every additional percent will thus become increasingly expensive compared to the previous one. You should better discuss the "solving base and peak load problems" with a neutral engineer rather than with agenda-driven political scientists, sociologists, environmental scientists, PowerPoint acrobats, and other know-it-alls. And it’s best to also have explained to you how of the over 10,000 km of newly needed (yes, not optional. Necessary!) high-voltage lines, far less than 1,000 km could be built even after 10 years. And that is just one of the essentials that have completely gotten out of control.