Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Does anyone here happen to have a subscription to Welt?
"When the state monitors the heating – this is what homeowners now have to expect"

I would be interested in the content...

The most important points there:

... The draft law precisely lists which technology will be allowed instead: district heating, heat pumps, biomass boilers (usually pellets), or heat pump hybrid heating systems, where a gas burner is switched on during peak consumption times.

Pure gas condensing boilers are only allowed if they can burn hydrogen – the use of which "the operator must ensure," as the draft states. So, the "H2 ready" label alone is not sufficient...
Gradually, homeowners must even remove such heating systems that still work....In general, the operating permit for boilers powered by fossil fuels expires after 30 years.

Devices installed from 1999 must be replaced by the end of 2030 at the latest... However, after a change of ownership, it is over: new owners must have replaced outdated boilers within two years at the latest. This also applies to inheritances.... According to estimates from the housing industry, from 2026 onwards, more than one million heating systems in German residential buildings will lose their operating permit each year. In addition to the approximately 900,000 devices installed each year through new construction or renovation, the heating trade will therefore have to install about two million new devices – mostly heat pumps, whose installation is many times more complex than installing a standard gas boiler. In the event of a breakdown, there is a risk that a house will remain unheated for months due to lack of equipment and lack of craft capacity. ...

"Heating systems installed after January 1, 2025, must mandatorily be equipped with metering equipment to record energy consumption and heat generated, as well as with an energy consumption and efficiency display"...

Newly installed heat pumps must be checked and hydraulically balanced after two years. For this balancing, the complex variant “B” is planned, in which heating experts must adjust every single radiator in every room.

It's just a shame again for the people who aren't swimming in money... I'm curious how high the fines will be when you can't afford a new heating system‍

The most important points there:

... The bill explicitly lists which technology will be permitted instead: district heating, heat pumps, biomass heaters (usually pellets), or heat pump hybrid heaters, where a gas burner is switched on during peak consumption times.

Pure gas condensing boilers are only allowed if they can burn hydrogen – the use of which "must be ensured by the operator," as stated in the draft. So just the label "H2 ready" is not enough... House owners will even have to gradually replace such heaters that are still working....In general, the operating permit for boilers running on fossil fuels expires after 30 years.

Devices installed from 1999 onwards must be replaced by the end of 2030 at the latest... However, after a change of ownership, that’s the end: new owners must have replaced outdated boilers within two years at the latest. This also applies to inheritances.... According to estimates by the housing industry, from 2026 onwards, more than one million heaters in German residential buildings will lose their operating permit each year. In addition to the approximately 900,000 devices installed annually through new construction or renovation, the heating trade would therefore have to install around two million new devices – mostly heat pumps, whose installation is many times more complex than installing a standard gas boiler. In the event of a breakdown, there is a risk that due to missing devices and lack of skilled trades capacity, a house may remain unheated for months. ...

"Heatings installed after January 1, 2025, must be equipped with measuring equipment to record energy consumption and the amount of heat generated as well as an energy consumption and efficiency display"....

Newly installed heat pumps must be inspected and hydraulically balanced after two years. For this balancing, the elaborate variant "B" is foreseen, in which heating experts must adjust every single radiator in every room.

Funny! I had assumed that variant B was the standard situation. Well...

People make it very simple. They just deregister their oil or gas heating with the chimney sweep and then operate it illegally. That’s not a problem at all. There are always ways.

Necessity is the mother of invention. But maybe the green rabble will be gone sooner than expected. Then perhaps at least some common sense will return in energy policy.

It's a shame again for the people who don't have money to spare... I'm curious how high the fines will be when you can't afford a new heating system‍

50,000 euros in the draft law. But the violation probably won't be remedied by that. So if one continues to violate after the first fine, the penalty will simply be imposed again, and so on.

People make it very simple. They just deregister their oil or gas heating system with the chimney sweep and then operate it illegally.
That's not a problem at all. There are always ways.

A chimney sweep is not stupid either. If he is just at the neighbor's and sees your chimney in operation (or a resentful neighbor reports you), he reports you to the building supervision office. A 5,000 euro fine and order to dismantle, and the matter is settled... and with a gas heating system, a simple address check with the supplier data can be done.