Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

And today we received a letter saying that our gas price is FALLING. Yes, you read that right. We are still under the fixed price period, now benefiting from the lower VAT, etc. Nevertheless, it is indeed the case that our price has actually decreased.

Same situation here, even without a fixed price period.

At the end of 2021, we had an offer for a fixed price until the end of 2022, but we missed securing it. So far, there has only been one increase letter all year, and that was due to the gas levy, which no longer applies. Our kWh price is just under 6 cents and the basic supply is below 9 cents (both gross). Now the reduction of VAT. The eco-electricity price has also not been increased at all so far; we continue to pay 24.4ct/kWh.

Our municipal utilities seem to be well positioned long-term and ecologically, with biogas plants and lots of hydropower. Let’s see what next year brings – this year, increases are off the table for now.

We are happy because we currently have to heat both a >100sqm uninsulated old building apartment with 3m ceiling height and our renovation house with 190sqm living space and 2 boilers.

With us, the gas price is also falling again. From October, we have just under 20ct/kWh and now it is dropping to 15ct/kWh. It affects me less at the moment since we are currently only heating WW with gas and thus only need 10-12m³ per month.

As long as the temperatures are mild, we manage to heat only with the fireplace. Whether that will still work when it gets really cold (well below 0) we will test.

We haven't turned on the heating at all yet. In the living room, it was 18 degrees yesterday when we came back from vacation. I can live with that, I bought us wool socks and polar fleece jackets and took out the warm blankets. But I think by mid-November we will have to turn it on, because we have children too and I don't really want less than 18° in the children's room during the day for a long time. They already freeze half the day at school.

Our gas price is now just over 6ct/kwh, unfortunately the price lock ends at the end of the year. I was the one who opposed the increase, so that worked out and by chance it is even getting cheaper for the time being. We still have the electricity price lock until the end of 2023. With a bit of luck, we'll get through the crisis relatively unscathed. The gas price has been calming down again for weeks.

Before I freeze at 18°C in the living room, I’d rather keep stoking the fire for 15-20€ worth of wood per month. But everyone is different, and if that doesn’t bother you, that’s totally fine. It would definitely be too cold for me, but I’m also a cold person. And with 2 small children playing on the floor all day, that’s out of the question for me, even if I wouldn’t mind it.

Unfortunately, we only have the gas heating; the tiled stove will not be installed until 2023. Until then, we are relying exclusively on gas. At the current price, we could turn on the heating; I see it more as a contribution to the general situation, and yes, I am cold, but let's be honest, no one young and healthy has died at 18°C in the living room. First-world problems^^.

but let's be honest, no one has died yet at 18° in the living room,

How do you manage to get temperatures that low - even in an old building? Today it’s just 23 degrees in the old building. With the sun we've had lately, anyone should be sitting at least comfortably warm to very warm in their place.