Overview
- Germany’s federal regulator reports average electricity unavailability of about 12 minutes per end customer in 2024, indicating high overall reliability.
- A recent outage in Berlin’s southwest highlighted how quickly daily routines can halt and refocused attention on practical home readiness.
- The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance advises keeping a basic stock for at least three days, ideally ten.
- An Infratest dimap survey finds 59% lack ten days of drinking water or non‑perishable food, roughly half have no independent cooking option, and 58% lack a battery or crank radio.
- Current guidance favors simple kits with powerbanks or powerstations, flashlights and spare batteries, crank or battery radios, water and shelf‑stable food, first‑aid supplies, and camping stoves used only in well‑ventilated areas or outdoors.