For consumers, the decisions of the traffic light coalition entail some changes. The planned ban on oil and gas heating has been relaxed.
Update from March 31, 18:53 p.m.: In the dispute over the Building Energy Act with the ban on the installation of new gas and oil heating systems, the federal government has reached an agreement. According to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Economics, the essence remains that from 2024 every newly installed heating system must be powered by 65 percent renewable energies.
The bill waives the originally envisaged replacement obligation for functioning oil and gas heating systems. If old heating systems break down after 2024, there will be short transition periods of three years. The 65 percent rule for installing new heating systems also does not apply to homeowners who are over 80 years old. Only when their house is inherited or sold does the new law take effect – with a transitional period of two years.
A hardship exception is to be economic efficiency if the value of the building and the investment sums are not in reasonable proportion. In addition, there is no commitment to heat pumps as an alternative to oil and gas heating systems, instead there is openness to technology.
The German government has reached an agreement on the ban on new gas and oil heating systems. © IMAGO/Christian Ohde
Traffic light decision: But no quick ban on oil and gas heating systems
First reported on 29 March: Munich – A possible abolition of gas and oil heating systems has been much discussed in recent weeks. In three days of negotiations, the traffic light government has agreed on compromises. In its XXL committee, the traffic light has also clarified some questions about the replacement of heating systems.
The controversial proposal by Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) to ban oil and gas heating has been defused. There will be no ban on heating or an obligation to replace an existing heating system.
The traffic light has agreed that they want to move away from oil and gas heating systems and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The energy transition is described as a key area for achieving climate policy goals, according to the coalition committee's decision paper, which is available to Die Welt.
For this purpose, a quick changeover in the field of building heating is essential. The traffic light has therefore decided that "as far as possible" every newly installed heating system should be powered by at least 01 percent renewable energies from January 2024, 65.
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Replacement of oil and gas heating systems: This is what the traffic light coalition has decided so far
They are examining how the replacement of oil and gas heating systems can work without bureaucratic hurdles. One does not want to overwhelm the citizens, it says in the resolution paper. An exchange or conversion is therefore to be financially supported by the Climate and Transformation Fund. The traffic light government wants to make the law pragmatic, and social aspects should also be included. It is planned to pass the new bill in the Bundestag before the summer recess.
According to Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP), it should also be possible to continue operating heating systems if, for example, they are operated with CO2-neutral hydrogen, reports the Tagesschau. The same should also apply to heating systems that run on biomass. (Kiba)
