Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

I still find 26 degrees okay for swimming.
The perception is so different

We are not experiencing any increase either. For gas as well as electricity, we pay last year's price. There is no sign of a tripling of costs. On the contrary, by taking over our gas installment payment from December, we will even pay less for gas this year than last year. That’s nice for a change. Because in times of inflation, every subsidy is welcome. Even if it doesn’t really make sense that we also get the installment payment. But if pensioners who still work are supposed to receive the energy allowance twice, that is somewhat justifiable. And 26 degrees water temperature is quite chilly. It doesn’t have to be 31 degrees, but at least 29 degrees would be good. I’m already looking forward to our wellness hotel where the outdoor pool temperature was lowered from 30 to 25 degrees. But compared to many others, that is only a small sacrifice we are making. Namely, we will just go to the indoor pool, which hopefully will have 29 degrees.

I put in 55kWh of heat today in 8 hours.

and what room temperature do you have now?

Anyone who terminates their electricity contract extraordinarily due to a price increase automatically falls into the basic supply of their respective provider.

Replacement supply only applies to those whose provider goes insolvent or simply no longer supplies.

So far, the basic suppliers have been stable in terms of prices. That is now over.
EnviaM, with 600,000 customers in central Germany, is increasing the price from 28.85 to then 48.06 cents per kWh of electricity starting 01.01.2023. That is a 66 percent price increase.

It must be considered that many municipalities are shareholders and are making a good profit. And we are currently talking about a net stock market electricity price of around 5 cents.

The fact that many pensioners and socially weaker people are in the basic supply tariffs is a delicate matter.
No one should be happy about this because it will affect everyone sooner or later. The electricity price for everyone is tending towards 50 cents and more. Much work for the electricity disconnectors.

And I am not surprised that many providers are now adjusting their prices to the electricity price brake of 40 cents. The electricity price brake ultimately causes electricity price increases.

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One must keep in mind that many municipalities are shareholders and earn handsomely from this. And we are currently talking about a net stock market electricity price of around 5 cents.
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Please back up these claims with sources. I believe the electricity price at the Leipzig electricity exchange (there are others) is many times higher!

(Regarding my source: One of our tax advisors is a shareholder in a wind farm, so we practically receive some interesting information that, as a layperson, you can find out but usually don't... this is where I got the aforementioned significantly higher electricity prices from... Google also provides other information). Otherwise, I would really be interested in the real prices: fact check gladly by other forum members...

You can do that for it... Here the kWh would have cost 9 cents and 35 GG, you don't need it. Is that a farmer getting rid of his waste heat or several who want to make profits?

Yes sir

That sounds good. How is it regulated with price adjustments in biogas? Is it organized cooperatively?

Exactly. Everyone in the villages is a member and the operators themselves have houses here. There are such projects in many villages in the area—new buildings don’t really benefit from it (okay, seeing the electricity prices now for the pumps makes you feel sick?), but in old buildings it’s even better. Oil heating out, make space and put in a bit of a transfer station.