Germany on verge of gas emergency ‘alarm stage’ – Die Welt
The measures in question kick in when there is a major disruption in supply or demand
The so-called “alarm phase” is triggered when there “is a disruption in the gas supply or an exceptionally high demand for gas which leads to a significant deterioration of the gas supply situation, but the market is still able to cope with this disruption or demand without the need to take non-market based measures,” according to the German Economic Ministry's 3-stage .
Here is the next phase of the plan for the average joes when winter comes.