After a one-week break, the energy supplier Eon is again offering gas supply contracts for new customers across Germany - albeit at higher prices than just a few weeks ago.
“Like many other providers, we cannot avoid the current market conditions when it comes to our pricing.
An average household pays with a consumption of 18.
Essen - 000 kWh per year around 170 euros net per month for natural gas, ”reported a company spokesman.
Eon had temporarily stopped new business with private customers last week due to the enormous rise in gas prices.
Other gas suppliers such as EnBW had also scaled back their marketing activities significantly.
The background: In the past few months, the wholesale prices for gas have climbed to record highs internationally.
According to the comparison portal Check24, the cost of the megawatt hour of gas rose by 451 percent to EUR 44.03 within a year.
dpa