Rijksuniversiteit Groningen: Centre of Expertise CEnBER

… However, the majority of Dutch households relies on gas for heating so in cold periods gas supplies are put under substantial pressure. In March 2018, a cold snap originating in Siberia lowered temperatures in the Netherlands. The cold wave, dubbed ‘the Beast from the East’ covered Europe almost entirely. As traders scrambled to secure supplies, the Dutch gas price rocketed. …