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The [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]] bottom-up index for the whole economy (ODEX) in Germany decreased by 18% between 1991 and 2006, which is equivalent to an energy efficiency improvement by 1.2% per annum on average based on the ODEX, which calculates technical efficiency improvements. Since the beginning of the new century, however, the efficiency improvement measured by the ODEX has slowed down. While a continuous decrease by 1.5%/y could be observed between 1991 and 2001, the decrease in the period from 2001 to 2006 only amounted to 0.5%, which is below the EU-27 level.<ref name="odyss"/>
By 2030 the German Federal Ministry of the Economy projects an increase in [[electricity consumption]] to 658 TWh. The expected increase is due to an expected uptick in [[electric mobility]], more heating through electric [[heat-pump]]s, and production of batteries and [[
== Government energy policy ==
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