Home office, homeschooling and short-time work - due to the corona pandemic, more people are at home longer.
This drives up electricity consumption, as a survey shows.
Due to the Corona * crisis, around every second household in Germany has to make an additional payment on the electricity bill.
Most households are hit hard by the additional costs.
This is shown by a representative survey on behalf of Verivox.
Electricity consumption increases during corona pandemic
During the corona pandemic, many people are at home more often and longer.
Two thirds of the households surveyed (66 percent) report that their electricity consumption has increased since then.
While 48 percent indicate a slightly higher consumption, it is
even much higher for 18 percent of those surveyed
.
Also read:
Repairing minor damage yourself - this saves you the costs of a craftsman
.
Corona pandemic: high electricity bills and back payments for households
Since the billing periods are not uniform, only half of the respondents (49 percent) have received an annual bill for electricity since the beginning of the corona pandemic.
However, the effects of the pandemic are clearly evident in this group: Most of these households (59 percent) had to make additional payments due to higher electricity consumption.
46 percent attribute the additional payment directly to the pandemic.
The households affected state that they paid an average of 112 euros.
As a result, the majority of these households (80 percent) also had to
increase
their
haircuts
.
According to the survey, the average increase in discounts is 19 percent.
More than half of the households (52 percent) that had to make an additional payment stated that they were severely to very severely affected.
"Because of the corona pandemic,
around 20 million households
must
expect
higher electricity costs,
" says Thorsten Storck, energy expert at Verivox.
"For the majority of those affected, these additional expenses are a significant burden."
Also read:
Saving heating costs: With these eight tips
.
Electricity bill: Compensate for the increase in costs by changing providers
The higher electricity costs can be partially or fully offset by changing providers.
Anyone who has never changed the electricity tariff can save an average of 378 euros with an annual consumption of 4,000 kWh of electricity.
Anyone who has already chosen a cheaper electricity tariff from the local supplier can
still save an average of 189 euros
by switching to the cheapest available offer
with fair contractual conditions
.
* Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
.
Also interesting:
Put the dishwasher in a space-saving way - with these clever tips
.
Electricity from the balcony - mini solar panels are now allowed
Electricity from the balcony - mini solar panels are now allowed
Source: Verivox press release
List of rubric lists: © Fotostand / Schmitt via www.imago-images.de