Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Whenever the state interferes with its subsidies, it becomes more expensive. I have been raised from about 17 cents to about 30, but that is certainly not the end..

I was raised from about 17 cents to about 30, but that is certainly not the end..

Heating electricity or basic supply? I'm really curious where this is supposed to go

We are still beneficiaries of our 24-month price guarantee on electricity (which lasts until August 2023). (I’m starting to feel a bit like a cheater... that was ultimately just luck that we signed a long-term contract at a good time....).

However, now our rent increase has arrived. We have an index rental contract and had therefore expected the worst this year, but the landlord decided not to raise the base rent as much as he is allowed to according to the contract. He could have increased it by nearly 11%, but is now only doing about 3.3%. Doesn’t sound like much, but when I think that this could happen every year for a few years (and we’re already not in a cheap apartment), then the construction project might not be such a bad idea after all, even if our timing isn’t the best...

That’s quite a coincidence. But if prices increase, the company probably can’t do anything about it. Wait a minute: Could it be due to the [Strompreisbremse]? It works well, so everyone has to pay the same price for their electricity. That can’t be the reason either.

Why not? I actually find it very reasonable for private consumers if everyone pays the same rate.

We are still beneficiaries of our 24-month price guarantee for electricity (valid until August 2023).

We also signed a contract with a price lock until 04/2024 in May this year... It was up to everyone to do it that way...

Why not? I actually find it very sensible for private consumers if everyone pays the same price.

No, I find it very reasonable if I can keep my cheap gas price of 7 cents per kWh and my electricity price of 28 cents, as I personally pay an appropriate amount for the costs incurred by the supplier. If my supplier now raises the prices (which fortunately has not happened yet), then he is simply pocketing the rest as profit because the electricity price is capped at 40 cents and all customers pay this maximum price. Without the cap, the cheapest price on the market would still prevail; right now it is practically an invitation to the suppliers to all charge the same price, and the customer yields the suppliers who previously had cheap prices a nice profit of 10 cents.