Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

2022-08-21 23:36:44

So our house from 1921 was insulated in 1993, and with 4 people living in 100m2, we have consumed on average about 10500kwh/year over the last 5 years and pay a gas prepayment of 65€. From January it will certainly be more because the contract will expire then, but I can only be surprised by many consumptions. Due to the very mild last winter, we won't even reach 10,000 this year but will be around 9500.

Projected, that should approximately be our consumption as well. What you must not forget is the location. In northern Germany, we have fairly mild winters. In the last years, it was hardly colder than -5 degrees. Mostly, we are around refrigerator temperatures.

2022-08-21 23:42:55

I assume that insulation was done differently back then than it is today? After all, it was almost 30 years ago

2022-08-22 07:41:31

Yep, I think 105 kWh/m²/a is really a lot for an insulated house... P.S.: Your payment advance will not only increase in January. The first increase comes in October due to the surcharges (already included in my numbers). Whether your supplier can maintain the (estimated) 6 cents per kWh until January is also not certain. Even price guarantees are basically worthless right now.

How do you come up with 6 cents? The surcharge was already set at 2,… cents. At the same time, the VAT on the entire price is reduced to 7%. Therefore, there should be little to no increase due to the surcharge.

2022-08-22 07:49:14

How do you get 6 cents? The levy was already set at 2,... cents. The VAT on the entire price is reduced to 7%. Therefore, there should be little to no increase due to the levy.

The 6ct are approximately the old price. If things go badly, which is likely, all the old prices will already be history by 01.10., and new, adjusted prices will apply. The new prices are currently already at 31ct. For the mentioned 10,000kWh, that means about €200 more than before - €265 per month. For an already insulated house with few m² - other, larger buildings will be hit harder..

2022-08-22 08:05:51

A €400 down payment is also €4800 per year. At the moment, no one can say with any certainty what will ultimately come out of it. On top of the contract prices, there is also the gas levy. Whether the contracts will be worth anything this winter is another question. And then, of course, what happens when all the existing contracts expire now. Sure, you can switch to the basic supply, but where does the basic supplier get their gas from?
The same game with electricity. The portals are now well over 50c, and EnBW, as our future basic supplier, will be somewhere around 40c from autumn if I remember the announcement correctly.

EnBW raised from 26 to 36 cents/kWh for me.

2022-08-22 08:14:39

Except maybe that for electricity and gas, even in 15-20 year old houses ("insulation is nonsense, you'll never get it back in..") you should already calculate at least €600 per month. For older & larger houses, certainly more. Many will probably not find their purchase decision for a lot of money without renovation so great anymore..

I can only agree. My brother had his facade redone three years ago. When I asked about the insulation, I got exactly this answer. Now he's complaining that his gas advance payment has risen to over €250 (without the still outstanding adjustment) and they're considering buying a photovoltaic system and then using infrared heating more... In my opinion, energy costs will cause prices for older existing properties to tumble.

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