ᐅ Air source heat pump electricity price increased as of January 1, 2022

Yes, of course you can do it that way.
However, from an energy policy perspective, it doesn’t make sense. Incentives need to be created somewhere to encourage the switch from fossil fuel heating to electrified heating.
So, I do believe that there will be a more affordable, capped, green heat pump tariff in the future 😉

Alessandro schrieb:

So I do think there is a cheaper, capped, green heat pump electricity tariff

1. Is electricity for heat pumps cheaper to produce, so that it can be offered at a lower price?
2. If it is not cheaper to produce, then who should cover the subsidy?

Alessandro schrieb:

From an energy policy perspective, it doesn’t make sense. There has to be some incentive to switch from fossil fuels to electrified heating.

There is already a CO2 tax on oil and gas, as well as an emissions trading system for energy production. An additional "greenwashed" cap is not necessary.

Alessandro schrieb:

From an energy policy perspective, it doesn’t make sense. Incentives are needed somewhere to encourage switching from fossil fuels to electrified heating.

That is currently irrelevant. The price cap is designed to mitigate social hardships and is temporary. It has nothing to do with climate targets or medium- to long-term energy policy.
In my opinion, it is also harmful because it creates a strong misincentive in pricing. If the cap is set at 40 cents, any supplier can, for example, charge 60 cents and profit heavily from government funds. The consumer does not care since they only see the 40 cents. There is also no need to switch providers if all of them charge 40 plus x cents. Everything is the same.
Absolutely foolish and should be limited to a single season at most.

Aside from that, no further incentives are needed for heat pumps, photovoltaics, or anything else. We already have massive excess demand; there is no need to inject even more money. This only increases the profits of dealers and contractors—the real issue is product availability. Vaillant currently has a 10-12 month waiting time for private customers, or so I was recently told.

Yes, it is basically the fuel discount 2.0. Now it benefits a few more consumers, but mostly the companies again, which don’t have to make an effort to improve.

SaniererNRW123 schrieb:

1. Is electricity for heat pumps cheaper to produce, so it can be offered at a lower price?
2. If it is not cheaper to produce, who should then cover the subsidy?

To advance the energy transition, incentives need to be created. Production costs do not play a role here.
A heat pump costs much more to produce than a gas condensing boiler, yet it is heavily subsidized.

Green electricity is the decisive factor in this matter. Utilities need to ensure that it becomes more affordable.