Analysis - Saxons make above-average savings on heating
According to an analysis by energy service provider Ista, people in Saxony are saving particularly well on heating this winter. Since the start of the heating period, people in the state have been using heating energy very sparingly, Ista reported on Friday. "While the weather-adjusted national average consumption is around twelve percent higher than in the same period last year, only around seven percent more heating energy was consumed in Saxony." Bavaria also came in at seven percent. Baden- Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia followed in the top places. In a comparison of the 20 largest cities, Dresden is in third place and Leipzig is in sixth place. Ista's "Heiz-O-Meter" continuously evaluates monthly data from around 350,000 households nationwide.
According to a representative survey conducted by the opinion research institute YouGov on behalf of Ista, 84 percent of people in Saxony consider saving energy when heating to be a relevant issue, primarily for cost reasons. The national average is 77 percent. In contrast, protecting the environment and climate does not play a particularly important role in motivation. Only 22 percent of respondents in Saxony cited this as a reason for saving, compared to 37 percent nationwide.
64% of respondents in Saxony thought the abolition of the energy price brake was wrong, compared to the national average of 58%. 45% of Saxons are afraid that they will no longer be able to afford a warm apartment in the future, compared to only 33% nationwide. Finally, 41% in Saxony expect energy costs to rise. The national average is much more optimistic, according to the report. In fact, according to Ista, prices are higher this winter than last year. "Consumers are apparently lulled by the supposed security of lower energy prices," emphasized Ista boss Hagen Lessing.
For the current heating period, fuel costs for natural gas are expected to rise by around 61 percent and for heating oil by around 34 percent compared to the average costs of the previous year, taking into account the December aid, he said. As a result, an average apartment (70 square meters) is expected to incur additional costs of 71 percent or 460 euros for natural gas.
In Ista's analysis, the data is anonymized, weighted and compared with data from the German Weather Service. According to Ista, this produces representative, weather-adjusted and comparable values.
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- Despite the higher energy prices this winter, people in Saxony have managed to reduce their heating energy consumption during the heating period, according to Ista's analysis.
- In Dresden, one of the 20 largest cities in Germany, consumers have been using heating energy more efficiently than the national average, following the trend set by the state of Saxony.
- The cost of heating energy for an average-sized apartment in Saxony is expected to increase significantly during the current heating period, with natural gas costs rising by around 61% and heating oil costs rising by around 34%.
- In contrast to the national average, a larger proportion of consumers in Thuringia, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Baden-Württemberg are also making above-average savings on heating during the winter season.
- The difference in energy savings between these states and the national average could be attributed to the fact that consumers in these regions consider saving energy for cost reasons to be more crucial compared to environmental concerns.
- Although the prices of heating energy are higher in Saxony than in the previous year, as pointed out by Ista boss Hagen Lessing, a majority of consumers in Bavaria, Saxony, and other regions express concerns about their ability to afford warm housing in the future.
Source: www.stern.de
