Price caps are not a permanent installation and here heat pump electricity costs 16-20 cents (off-peak/on-peak) and thus nowhere near a ceiling. Household electricity costs 30 cents.
But precisely because of this limited way of thinking, it is also good that gas is done with in new construction. In recent years I have experienced dozens of discussions here where similarly narrow-minded people proudly planned the great gas heating in new buildings. Now they are a burden on all of us. Perfect.
The price cap for electricity and gas is only temporary and at the turn of the year or by 2024 at the latest, the electricity exchange prices will also be passed on to all end customers, you will receive a letter about that too.
In the long term, it ultimately remains a "bet" whether the ratio of electricity price / gas price is greater or smaller than the annual performance factor of the heat pump, at least in terms of operating costs. Without the purely politically induced price increase in natural gas, the calculation would be positive for gas heating depending on connection conditions or at most comparable. What the future will bring? We'll see.
Regarding the electricity price, do not forget that there are now and in 2023 even more dramatic differences between north and south. While in northern Germany (SH, NS and MVP) massive investments were made in grids and connections for wind turbines, little has been done towards the south. The connection costs are now borne by the grid users in the north. Also, the surcharges due to lost profits of wind turbine operators because electricity cannot be delivered to the south are borne by the grid users in the north. And because of the increased electricity exchange price, these are enormous in 2023. This quickly adds up to a 7 ct / kWh price difference in grid charges between, for example, BW and SH.