Germany's gas storage today, against last year and the five-year average
On gas day 12 October 2026, German storage held 147 TWh (60.0% full) and was still filling: over the past seven days it gained 72 GWh a day on average. At the average net withdrawal of the winters 2016/17 to 2025/26 from 1 November to 31 March, 851 GWh a day, it would last 173 days. Even if every German store withdrew at its declared maximum rate, it would last at least 21 days. The fill is 16.1 points below the same date last year (76.1%) and 27.5 points below the five-year average (87.5%).
These are days of cover: how long the gas in storage would last on its own. Pipeline gas from Norway and through neighbouring countries, LNG through the North Sea and Baltic terminals and a little domestic production supply most of the gas Germany uses in winter, so neither figure is a countdown to running out.
How long storage would last, and against what
The first runway divides the gas in storage by the net withdrawal of the past seven gas days. While storage is still filling there is no withdrawal to divide by, so the page uses the average pace of past winters for this calendar date instead. The second runway divides the same gas by the most that could be withdrawn in a day. It is a lower bound: a store's maximum rate falls as it empties, so withdrawing flat out would in practice last longer than this.
| Measure | 12 October 2026 | Same date, 2025 | Five-year average, 2021 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas in storage | 147 TWh | 191 TWh | 219 TWh |
| Full | 60.0% | 76.1% | 87.5% |
| Net flow, past seven days | filling 72 GWh a day | drawing 101 GWh a day | filling 351 GWh a day |
| Days at the past seven days' pace | still filling | over a year | 5 of 5 years not drawing down |
| At the pace of the winters 2016/17 to 2025/26, 851 GWh a day | 173 days | 224 days | 257 days |
| Lower bound, at declared maximum withdrawal | 21 days | 27 days | 32 days |
At the same 851 GWh a day, today's stock lasts 51 days fewer than it did on 12 October 2025, and 84 days fewer than the five-year average for this date (2021 to 2025).
The pace of the winters 2016/17 to 2025/26: the average net withdrawal of those winters from 1 November to 31 March, read from GIE AGSI+ daily stock. Maximum withdrawal: Germany's declared technical maximum on AGSI+, the sum of what each store says it can send out in a day. Stores cannot hold that rate as they empty, so withdrawing flat out would in fact last longer. Five-year averages take the same calendar date in each of the five previous years and need at least three of them. Source: GIE AGSI+.
The fill levels German law requires this winter
Germany's storage ordinance, the Gasspeicherfüllstandsverordnung of 5 May 2025 (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 130), sets the level each storage facility must reach, in place of the higher defaults in section 35b of the Energy Industry Act:
| Date | Every facility | Exceptions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 November 2026 | 80% | 45% in Bad Lauchstädt, Frankenthal, Hähnlein, Rehden, Stockstadt and Uelsen, because they inject and withdraw far more slowly and because of where they are |
| 1 February 2027 | 30% | 40% in Bierwang, Breitbrunn, Inzenham-West and Wolfersberg |
There is no 1 September or 1 October target in force. The ordinance expires at the end of 31 March 2027, as do the storage rules in the Energy Industry Act (section 35i). The Bundesnetzagentur says it assesses the gas situation with particular focus on the 30% target for 1 February 2027. The targets bind each facility, not the German total, which is why the site table below marks the named sites and the chart carries no target line.
At EU level, Regulation (EU) 2025/1733 lets each member state reach the 90% filling target at any point between 1 October and 1 December, and in difficult market conditions deviate from it by up to 10 percentage points.
Checked against the ordinance text, the Federal Law Gazette entry, section 35i of the Energy Industry Act (as last amended 23 July 2026) and the Bundesnetzagentur's gas supply page on 24 September 2026.
German storage, 1 September to 30 April, winter by winter
The numbers behind the chart
| Winter | 1 November | 12 October | Lowest | Lowest on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | ahead | 60.0% | so far | in progress |
| 2025/26 | 75.1% | 76.1% | 20.5% | 25 February 2026 |
| 2024/25 | 98.2% | 97.1% | 28.7% | 31 March 2025 |
| 2023/24 | 99.8% | 97.7% | 62.8% | 31 March 2024 |
| 2022/23 | 99.2% | 95.0% | 63.6% | 17 March 2023 |
| 2021/22 | 72.7% | 71.5% | 24.5% | 18 March 2022 |
| 2020/21 | 94.5% | 95.3% | 24.3% | 19 April 2021 |
| 2019/20 | 99.2% | 98.8% | 71.8% | 31 March 2020 |
| 2018/19 | 87.8% | 83.3% | 53.6% | 14 March 2019 |
| 2017/18 | 94.0% | 89.1% | 14.1% | 2 April 2018 |
| 2016/17 | 94.9% | 95.0% | 26.7% | 15 March 2017 |
Source: GIE AGSI+, Germany, daily % full. Days a record failed the plausibility screen are left as gaps.
Full history since 2011: German storage in every year since 2011, with the record high and low for each date and the legal fill targets.
Germany's storage sites, largest first
GIE AGSI+ lists 65 German storage sites and pools; 45 publish a fill for gas day 12 October 2026. Some are virtual pools that bundle capacity from several sites, listed as AGSI+ reports them. Together they held 147 TWh of 245 TWh.
| Site and operator | Type | Working volume | In storage | Full | Named in the ordinance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UGS RehdenSEFE Storage (Germany) | depleted field | 35.7 TWh | 5.5 TWh | 15.4% | 45% on 1 Nov |
| VGS Storage Hub (Bernburg, Bad Lauchstädt, Katharina)VNG Gasspeicher GmbH (6) | pool | 28.8 TWh | 19.2 TWh | 66.8% | includes Bad Lauchstädt (45% on 1 Nov) |
| UGS Epe Uniper H-GasUniper Energy Storage | salt cavern | 15.4 TWh | 12.2 TWh | 79.5% | |
| UGS BreitbrunnUniper Energy Storage | depleted field | 11.4 TWh | 1.1 TWh | 9.9% | 40% on 1 Feb |
| UGS Etzel ESE (Uniper Energy Storage)Uniper Energy Storage | salt cavern | 10.9 TWh | 7.4 TWh | 67.7% | |
| UGS Etzel EKBEKB | salt cavern | 10.5 TWh | 8.5 TWh | 80.9% | |
| UGS Etzel Erdgas Lager EGLUniper Energy Storage | salt cavern | 10.5 TWh | 10.1 TWh | 96.3% | |
| UGS UelsenStorengy Deutschland | depleted field | 9.9 TWh | 5.8 TWh | 58.6% | 45% on 1 Nov |
| UGS Jemgum H (SEFE Storage)SEFE Storage (Germany) | salt cavern | 9.4 TWh | 8.4 TWh | 88.7% | |
| UGS BierwangUniper Energy Storage | depleted field | 9.4 TWh | 7.5 TWh | 79.6% | 40% on 1 Feb |
| VSP NORD (Rehden, Jemgum)SEFE Storage (Germany) | depleted field | 8.9 TWh | 6.7 TWh | 74.6% | includes Rehden (45% on 1 Nov) |
| UGS STASSFURT-RWEGSWESTRWE Gas Storage West | salt cavern | 6.4 TWh | 5.4 TWh | 83.8% | |
| INNEXPOOL-RWEGSWRWE Gas Storage West | salt cavern | 6.1 TWh | 4.9 TWh | 80.7% | |
| UGS Inzenham-WestNAFTA Speicher Inzenham | depleted field | 4.8 TWh | 0.5 TWh | 10.8% | 40% on 1 Feb |
| UGS Etzel ESE (OMV)OMV Gas Storage Germany | salt cavern | 4.7 TWh | 2.5 TWh | 52.6% |
The other 30 sites
| Site and operator | Type | Working volume | In storage | Full | Named in the ordinance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWE H-Gas ZoneEWE Gasspeicher | salt cavern | 4.2 TWh | 2.6 TWh | 63.3% | |
| UGS Wolfersbergbayernugs | depleted field | 4.1 TWh | 0.0 TWh | 0.4% | 40% on 1 Feb |
| UGS PeckensenStorengy Deutschland | salt cavern | 3.9 TWh | 3.5 TWh | 89.2% | |
| UGS Jemgum H (EWE)EWE Gasspeicher | salt cavern | 3.4 TWh | 1.6 TWh | 48.1% | |
| UGS Ronnenberg-Empeldeenercity | salt cavern | 3.2 TWh | 3.1 TWh | 97.8% | |
| UGS Enschede - Epe (Nuon)NUON Epe Gasspeicher | depleted field | 2.7 TWh | 2.4 TWh | 87.1% | |
| UGS Epe-DE-RWEGSWEST (Epe-L prior to 1 April 2026)RWE Gas Storage West | salt cavern | 2.5 TWh | 2.3 TWh | 90.5% | |
| UGS Nüttermoor H-3EWE Gasspeicher | salt cavern | 2.5 TWh | 2.4 TWh | 93.4% | |
| UGS Nüttermoor H-2EWE Gasspeicher | salt cavern | 2.5 TWh | 0.4 TWh | 16.2% | |
| VGS Zone MND ESG (UGS Stockstadt + UGS Haehnlein)MND Energy Storage Germany | aquifer | 2.4 TWh | 1.1 TWh | 45.2% | 45% on 1 Nov |
| UGS Etzel EGL (Equinor Storage Deutschland)Equinor Storage Deutschland | salt cavern | 2.1 TWh | 1.7 TWh | 81.0% | |
| UGS Epe TrianelTrianel Gasspeicher Epe | salt cavern | 2.1 TWh | 1.9 TWh | 92.2% | |
| UGS Etzel EnBW (VGS)EnBW Etzel Speicher | salt cavern | 2.1 TWh | 1.7 TWh | 80.6% | |
| UGS Nüttermoor H-5EWE Gasspeicher | salt cavern | 2.0 TWh | 0.8 TWh | 40.2% | |
| UGS Epe (MET Epe Speicher)MET Epe Speicher | salt cavern | 2.0 TWh | 1.7 TWh | 84.2% | |
| UGS Etzel EDF (VGS)EDF Gas Deutschland | salt cavern | 1.9 TWh | 1.6 TWh | 81.0% | |
| UGS SchmidhausenStorengy Deutschland | depleted field | 1.8 TWh | 1.1 TWh | 61.2% | |
| UGS Epe-NL-RWEGSWESTRWE Gas Storage West | salt cavern | 1.7 TWh | 1.6 TWh | 92.8% | |
| UGS LesumStorengy Deutschland | salt cavern | 1.7 TWh | 1.2 TWh | 69.5% | |
| UGS ReckrodMET Speicher | salt cavern | 1.6 TWh | 1.2 TWh | 74.4% | |
| UGS Epe Uniper L-GasUniper Energy Storage | salt cavern | 1.6 TWh | 1.3 TWh | 83.9% | |
| UGS Etzel ESE (MET)MET Speicher | salt cavern | 1.5 TWh | 0.3 TWh | 21.6% | |
| UGS Enschede - Epe (Eneco)Eneco Gasspeicher | salt cavern | 1.4 TWh | 1.2 TWh | 81.2% | |
| UGS EWE-Zone LEWE Gasspeicher | salt cavern | 1.4 TWh | 1.2 TWh | 84.1% | |
| UGS HarsefeldStorengy Deutschland | salt cavern | 1.2 TWh | 1.0 TWh | 79.2% | |
| UGS Etzel ESE (VGS)VNG Gasspeicher GmbH (6) | salt cavern | 1.2 TWh | 1.0 TWh | 77.4% | |
| UGS FrankenthalEnovos Storage | aquifer | 1.0 TWh | 0.0 TWh | 0.0% | 45% on 1 Nov |
| UGS Rüdersdorf HEWE Gasspeicher | salt cavern | 1.0 TWh | 1.0 TWh | 96.0% | |
| TEP Storage Hub (Allmenhausen, Kirchheiligen)TEP | depleted field | 0.9 TWh | 0.6 TWh | 61.0% | |
| UGS Kiel-RönneSWKiel Speicher | salt cavern | 0.5 TWh | 0.1 TWh | 22.6% |
Sites below 30% full are marked amber. Source: GIE AGSI+, facility level.
Questions people ask about Germany's gas storage
Wie voll sind die Gasspeicher in Deutschland?
Am Gastag 12. Oktober 2026 waren die deutschen Gasspeicher zu 60,0 % gefüllt (147,0 TWh). Zum Vergleich: vor einem Jahr waren es 76,1 %, im Fünfjahresdurchschnitt für diesen Tag 87,5 %. Die Speicher in der EU insgesamt waren zu 73,9 % gefüllt. Quelle: GIE AGSI+. Nach der Gasspeicherfüllstandsverordnung müssen die meisten Speicher am 1. November zu 80 % gefüllt sein, sechs Speicher mit langsamer Ein- und Ausspeicherung wie Rehden zu 45 %, und am 1. Februar zu 30 % (vier Speicher: 40 %).
How full is German gas storage compared with last year and the five-year average?
On gas day 12 October 2026 German storage was 60.0% full, holding 147 TWh. That is 16.1 points below the 76.1% of the same date last year, and 27.5 points below the five-year average of 87.5%.
How many days of gas does Germany have?
On gas day 12 October 2026, German storage held 147 TWh (60.0% full) and was still filling: over the past seven days it gained 72 GWh a day on average. At the average net withdrawal of the winters 2016/17 to 2025/26 from 1 November to 31 March, 851 GWh a day, it would last 173 days. Even if every German store withdrew at its declared maximum rate, it would last at least 21 days. These are days of cover: how long the gas in storage would last on its own. Pipeline gas from Norway and through neighbouring countries, LNG through the North Sea and Baltic terminals and a little domestic production supply most of the gas Germany uses in winter, so neither figure is a countdown to running out.
What storage levels does German law require this winter?
Under the Gasspeicherfüllstandsverordnung of 5 May 2025, each storage facility must be at least 80% full on 1 November, except six slower sites (Bad Lauchstädt, Frankenthal, Hähnlein, Rehden, Stockstadt and Uelsen), which must reach 45%. On 1 February each must hold at least 30%, and Bierwang, Breitbrunn, Inzenham-West and Wolfersberg 40%. The ordinance and the storage rules in the Energy Industry Act expire at the end of 31 March 2027. The targets apply to each facility, not to the German total. Checked against the ordinance text on 24 September 2026.
How full is Rehden, Germany's largest gas storage site?
On gas day 12 October 2026 UGS Rehden held 5.5 TWh of its 35.7 TWh working volume, 15.4% full. It is one of the six sites the ordinance allows to reach 45% rather than 80% on 1 November, citing their slow injection and withdrawal and their location.
Is Germany running out of gas?
Germany does not live on storage alone, so storage running low is not the same as running out. On gas day 12 October 2026 its stores held 147 TWh; even withdrawn at their declared maximum every day, that would last at least 21 days. Through the winter, pipeline gas from Norway and through neighbouring countries and LNG keep arriving, and storage covers the rest and the cold spells. What matters is how low storage runs by February and March, which this page tracks against past winters.
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On gas day 12 October 2026, German storage held 147 TWh (60.0% full) and was still filling: over the past seven days it gained 72 GWh a day on average. At the average net withdrawal of the winters 2016/17 to 2025/26 from 1 November to 31 March, 851 GWh a day, it would last 173 days. Even if every German store withdrew at its declared maximum rate, it would last at least 21 days. The fill is 16.1 points below the same date last year (76.1%) and 27.5 points below the five-year average (87.5%). Source: Voltstack, Days of Gas (https://voltstack.energy/days-of-gas/germany), from GIE AGSI+.
How the days are worked out
- Past-week pace. Gas in German storage at the end of the gas day, divided by the fall in storage over the past seven gas days, divided by seven. Shown only while storage is being drawn down.
- The pace of the winters 2016/17 to 2025/26. The average net withdrawal of those winters in Germany over the part of the withdrawal season still ahead of this calendar date. Today that is 851 GWh a day.
- Lower bound. Maximum withdrawal: Germany's declared technical maximum on AGSI+, the sum of what each store says it can send out in a day. Stores cannot hold that rate as they empty, so withdrawing flat out would in fact last longer. The per-country figure from the Voltstack deliverability index is not yet published, so this page uses the declared maximum, a looser but still valid lower bound.
- Comparisons and screening. The same calendar date in each of the five previous years. Every AGSI+ record passes the storage tracker's plausibility screen; a record that fails is left out and shown as n/a, never replaced with an older number.
GIE AGSI+ publishes each gas day at 19:30 CET the following day. This page refreshes every six hours. No prices are used or shown.
Days of cover are an arithmetic view of storage, not a forecast of supply or a warning of shortage. Produced by Voltstack for information only; not investment advice. Storage data: GIE AGSI+. Corrections to research@voltstack.energy.