There was a brief update on N-TV this morning.....covering heating cost for a typical German family.
So, for a family of four, in 2020....with a house of 120 square meters (1,300 sq ft)....the heating cost was around 990 Euro on average (figure $1,200 roughly).
2021 cost? 1,260 Euro (figure near $1,500 roughly).
Now, in this estimate....you assume x-amount of insulation in the roof, decent windows, and a fairly new heating system.
Worrying folks? There is the suggestion out there that the government ought to issue a 'voucher' of some type (no one says the amount and I doubt if it's more than 100 Euro). I kind of doubt that this will be a priority....other than folks with excessive increases (the folks who need newer systems, more insulation, or better windows).
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"There is the suggestion out there that the government ought to issue a 'voucher' of some type (no one says the amount and I doubt if it's more than 100 Euro). I kind of doubt that this will be a priority....other than folks with excessive increases (the folks who need newer systems, more insulation, or better windows)."
My California utility used to have a low-cost loan to insulate your house, with the small repayment added to your electric bill. We did that and probably saved a few bucks.
Georgia (U.S. state) utility used to badger us with a "add a dollar to this invoice help the poor pay their electric bill". I wrote them that that was only to ensure the utility got paid, and why didn't they used the California plan? No reply.
The voucher thing is an EU discussion item. To this date, I haven't heard the Germans talk about this. To be honest...for a 4-person home, a hundred-Euro probably won't do much for the whole winter situation.
On the insulation deal...once you start talking about 'something' like that for Germans...the bill would widely vary (from a thousand Euro to 20-thousand Euro). But I do agree....having an engineer to review the home ought to be a 'free' deal that the gov't could provide.
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