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Germany at the Limit - Lothar Waehler (AfD) Warns of Gas Shortage and Calls for Freedom of Choice in Heating Systems


Gas reserves almost empty, coal dead – and winter strikes: AfD politician Lothar Waehler paints a grim picture of the energy crisis in Hohenmölsen and lashes out at the political establishment!


At the AfD citizens' dialogue in Hohenmölsen on February 12, 2026, state parliament member Lothar Waehler spoke at length about the current situation on the gas market. The former heating installer with more than 45 years of professional experience, including 22 years self-employed, emphasized his technical expertise in heating matters. He argued that homeowners and owners of apartment buildings should be free to decide which energy source they use for heating—be it gas, oil, pellets, or a heat pump. He described this right to free choice as a fundamental principle of liberty.

Technological Openness in Heating

Waehler made clear that the AfD is not fundamentally opposed to heat pumps. Anyone building a new, energy-efficient low-energy house could certainly use this technology sensibly. Rather, the party advocates technological openness and rejects government regulations that dictate which heating system citizens must use.

Gas Shortage Situation

At the center of his remarks was the current and looming gas shortage situation in Germany. He pointed out that gas storage facilities in many places were already at their limit or—such as in parts of Bavaria—even empty. The large storage facility in Bernburg in Saxony-Anhalt, in particular, was only about 30 percent full. Waehler explained that Germany had been lucky because temperatures so far had not been extremely low, keeping consumption within limits. At the same time, gas continued to be supplied from Norway, as LNG, and partly still from Russia. Nevertheless, the supply situation was “on a knife’s edge.”

Extremely Cold Winter

He criticized that gas storage facilities had not been sufficiently filled before the start of the heating season—ideally above 80 percent—and had instead reached only about 70 percent. Due to the phase-out of coal-fired power generation, especially in former lignite regions such as Saxony-Anhalt, the country had made itself heavily dependent on gas. Waehler recalled his time as a soldier in 1978/79 during an extremely cold winter in which the GDR, despite problems, had been able to ensure electricity and heat supply—in contrast to today’s situation.

He warned that a stronger cold snap or a prolonged cold period could seriously endanger supply, since industry and households would then simultaneously require significantly more gas. Many experts had predicted this development, he said, but politicians had ignored the warnings.

Energy Freedom for Citizens

In conclusion, Waehler repeated his demand for energy freedom for citizens and sharply criticized the Building Energy Act (GEG) of Federal Economics Minister Habeck. He mentioned that CDU leader Merz had announced during the election campaign that he wanted to abolish this law first— a promise that had not yet been kept. In this context, he described the CDU as a left-wing party merely painted black and infiltrated by the Greens.

The full speech by Lothar Waehler in the video above.

The complete event here in the video:


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