Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:10:18 +0200https://english.radio.cz/rising-energy-prices-see-slump-usage-8591547© 2026 Radio Prague International Gas prices went up Wednesday by an average of 10.4%, with ordinary Czechs expected to pay as much as a thousand crowns extra on energy annually. The main reason given for the rise by the country’s gas companies is a rise in energy prices across the world. However, most families appear to be offsetting rising costs with reduced demand. In fact, Czechs are heating their homes far less than they did a decade and a half ago. DJ reports: encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/topeni_3.jpg?timestamp=1697465641 https://english.radio.cz/rising-energy-prices-see-slump-usage-8591547 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9