Pressemitteilung -
Heating Season Starts on October 1: Gas Prices on the Decline for Months
- Even in the coming winter, around 50 percent of buildings will be heated with natural gas.
- Consumer prices have fallen significantly since the crisis, dropping by around 10 percent in just the past six months.
- Kehler: “Gas heating systems are future-proof when operated with biomethane or as hybrid systems.”
With the start of the heating season, heat supply is increasingly coming into focus. Currently, 50 percent of all households are heated with gas. As a reliable, convenient, and affordable energy source, gas plays a key role in the heating mix—today and in the future.
“Gas heating systems are essential today and, at the same time, future-proof,” emphasizes Dr. Timm Kehler, Chairman of the German Association of the Gas and Hydrogen Industry. “Natural gas prices are currently moving again within a stable range. The CO₂ price has only a limited impact for now, especially when compared with the significantly higher investment costs of other heating technologies.” According to data from the comparison portal Verivox, the gas price for new customers has fallen by around 10 percent over the past six months. At the same time, biomethane—now available nationwide to gas customers—offers operators and homeowners the opportunity to use existing gas heating systems on a long-term CO₂-neutral basis. In such cases, no CO₂ price applies for consumers.
When modernizing, consumers benefit from the versatility of gas heating systems: In addition to operation with biomethane—which is explicitly recognized as a solution under the Heating Act—gas heating systems can easily be combined with heat pumps. These hybrid solutions make use of the efficiency of heat pumps during warmer months and rely on gas heating during peak demand, when a heat pump becomes less efficient. This ensures comfort while optimizing energy consumption and relieving the electricity grid during the cold season. “The Heating Act poses no problem for owners of gas heating systems. Particularly in existing buildings, gas heating systems represent a future-proof and versatile modernization solution,” Kehler adds.
In this context, the industry has also launched an information campaign for energy consultants and heating professionals. More information can be found at www.zukunftssicherheizen.de
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