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Natural Gas Use Increasing

View from a yacht club on the reservoir that has been closed for two months thanks to low water levels.
View from a yacht club on the reservoir that has been closed for two months thanks to low water levels. Photo: Zowy Voeten (Getty Images)

The climate crisis that is partially driving the drought is also staving off the worst implications of turning off the plant. Temperatures in Spain have been higher than usual this autumn after a blistering summer, which has meant that the normal spike in demand during the colder months hasn’t happened yet. Still, natural gas output in Spain has increased by 41% through this year, thanks in part to the decline in hydropower.