Good morning,
I just received a steep price increase from my energy provider enercity, raising the cost to 15 cents per kWh starting in August. That’s really tough, and I think prices will rise even further.
It’s a strange feeling to be thrown back so quickly into an energy supply situation where you have to figure out how to keep the house warm. It seems to me that the government has given up on the goal of enabling everyone to adequately cover at least their basic needs.
Goodbye central supply structures; now the winner is whoever has solar panels and a heat pump in their new build, while the others are left out.
Welcome back, coal heating 😕
Frustrated regards,
I just received a steep price increase from my energy provider enercity, raising the cost to 15 cents per kWh starting in August. That’s really tough, and I think prices will rise even further.
It’s a strange feeling to be thrown back so quickly into an energy supply situation where you have to figure out how to keep the house warm. It seems to me that the government has given up on the goal of enabling everyone to adequately cover at least their basic needs.
Goodbye central supply structures; now the winner is whoever has solar panels and a heat pump in their new build, while the others are left out.
Welcome back, coal heating 😕
Frustrated regards,
SumsumBiene3 Aug 2022 10:11And you really think that opening NS 2 would help? Seriously? Maybe for a few days, and then something else happens. The Tsar will come up with something. And at least in the fine print, it definitely says that the sanctions must be lifted...
I work professionally with many financially struggling families. Surprisingly, they complain very little. However, I am optimistic that the government can provide assistance here. (By the way, the repayment invoice should be submitted to the job center for cost coverage in the same month... in case you know someone receiving H 4 benefits)
I work professionally with many financially struggling families. Surprisingly, they complain very little. However, I am optimistic that the government can provide assistance here. (By the way, the repayment invoice should be submitted to the job center for cost coverage in the same month... in case you know someone receiving H 4 benefits)
The commissioning of Nord Stream 2 currently brings absolutely no benefit and only worsens the already precarious situation. These two pipelines can be put aside for now and left unused until the other side can be taken seriously again and becomes a reliable partner. (That is, after the regime change).
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motorradsilke3 Aug 2022 14:34SumsumBiene schrieb:
And you really think that opening NS 2 would make a difference? Seriously? Maybe for a few days, and then something else will come up. The Tsar will definitely have an idea. And at least in the fine print, it will certainly say that the sanctions still have to be lifted...
And in my job, I deal with many financially struggling families. Surprisingly, they complain very little. I’m also optimistic that the government can provide assistance here. (By the way, the reimbursement request should be submitted to the job center in the same month as the additional payment invoice for cost coverage... in case you know someone receiving H 4) Yes, I believe that. Because Putin needs the money.
This is not primarily about H4 recipients but rather people who have managed to get by reasonably well on their own income until now. But even H4 recipients generally do not get the electricity back payment covered by the authorities, as electricity costs are included in the basic expenses.
It’s simply about millions of people having their entire lives turned upside down within a few months, without the slightest chance to prepare or change anything.
And this is after many have already suffered from the COVID restrictions.
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Knautnaundorf3 Aug 2022 15:21Russia is flush with money, and the people support Putin. Retirees in Russia receive their gas for free from the state, so they all have warm homes.
Doubling electricity costs would be manageable, but prices are expected to rise much higher. We should consider ourselves fortunate if it stays below 1 euro per kWh.
Many here with their mortgage calculators might be surprised when operating costs of 1500 € (approximately $1600) appear as additional expenses for their house. Then the complaints begin.
For now, we are still helping Taiwan in need. So everyone, get out your Taiwan flags. And stop going to Chinese restaurants.
Then impose a comprehensive sanctions package on China immediately.
But I’m probably way too pessimistic, as always.
Doubling electricity costs would be manageable, but prices are expected to rise much higher. We should consider ourselves fortunate if it stays below 1 euro per kWh.
Many here with their mortgage calculators might be surprised when operating costs of 1500 € (approximately $1600) appear as additional expenses for their house. Then the complaints begin.
For now, we are still helping Taiwan in need. So everyone, get out your Taiwan flags. And stop going to Chinese restaurants.
Then impose a comprehensive sanctions package on China immediately.
But I’m probably way too pessimistic, as always.
I just read another article this morning. The Frankfurter Rundschau reports on a study by researchers from Yale University: Russia’s GDP has dropped by more than 40% since the sanctions began.
Government subsidies have been supporting the economy but have created a huge deficit in the national budget. The billions in reserves held by the Russian central bank have been frozen and are therefore not accessible.
It’s hard to swim in a block of ice.
In short: this won’t last long.
Government subsidies have been supporting the economy but have created a huge deficit in the national budget. The billions in reserves held by the Russian central bank have been frozen and are therefore not accessible.
It’s hard to swim in a block of ice.
In short: this won’t last long.