A colder winter boosted Germany’s space heating demand and total primary energy use rose by 2.3% in the first half of 2025 from a year earlier, according to data from energy industry statistics group AG Energiebilanzen (AGEB) published on Tuesday. For the full-year 2024, energy use in Europe’s biggest economy dropped by 1.1% compared to 2023. So far this year, the colder winter, the first such cold winter in three years, has been the primary driver of increased energy consumption. Slightly improved macroeconomic data also helped raise…