More than 500 euros more for heating: Warm apartments are becoming more and more expensive

Created: 09/27/2022, 12:10 p.m

By: Patricia Huber

The high energy prices are causing heating costs to rise more sharply this year than they have in years.

But the rude awakening for private households and companies is yet to come.

Berlin – Consumers had to pay significantly more for heating last year – this year heating costs will increase even more.

"The costs for heating with gas, oil and electricity are rising particularly sharply, as the analysis shows," the non-profit consulting company co2online told the German Press Agency.

Heating costs are rising: consumers expect an average of 500 euros more

According to this, the heating of an average 70 square meter apartment in an apartment building with natural gas and heating oil should be more than half the price - plus 67 percent for natural gas and plus 53 percent for oil.

That would be at least 550 euros more per year for gas and almost 500 euros for oil.

For 2021, co2online had already recorded cost increases of 20 percent (natural gas) and 51 percent (heating oil) for these two energy sources.

While the costs for wood pellets remained comparatively stable at the time, according to the analysis this energy source is also affected by significant price increases in the current year: heating with wood is expected to increase by 54 percent and thus by around 310 euros per apartment on average.

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"Such a sharp increase in heating costs has never been recorded since the heating mirror was first published in 2005," said co2online managing director Tanja Loitz.

"What is already a lot on average can be significantly more in individual cases," added Loitz.

For many households, the higher costs would only come with the billing in the coming year.

"Households should prepare for this in good time and act accordingly." According to the company, the basis for the analysis is more than 190,000 bills for the year 2021 as well as current price and weather data.

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But the consulting company still sees far-reaching savings potential.

"In an apartment with 70 square meters and gas central heating in an apartment building, the savings potential is on average 640 euros per year," said co2online.

90 percent of all households still consumed too much heating energy.

"Most people misjudge their consumption and the impact of even the smallest measures on the costs," it said.