ᐅ Gas Price Increase Effective January 1, 2022

Hangman schrieb:

I wasn’t aware of the annual performance factor (APF) until now, but it does make sense for evaluating the efficiency of heat generation. The problem arises when the heating load is so low that the pump power consumption disproportionately affects the total heat pump energy use. However, the same applies to gas systems as well.

That’s why pump energy consumption is always measured. Anyone who doesn’t do this is basically deceiving themselves.

Back to Gazprice, is that spelled correctly? Our municipal utility is also raising prices starting January 1. The letter arrived today. However, a comparison on Verivox showed that there is still no one offering lower rates than VSW. At least not for existing customers.

Pinkiponk schrieb:

Just a moment ago, after shopping, I walked past a very new heat pump (installed about 8 weeks ago, I watched the technician install it) and another one about a year old. Despite traffic noise, I could clearly hear the very new heat pump from about 12 steps away, which is roughly 6.5m (21 feet); the older one, with no traffic noise, was audible from about 10 steps away. I don’t fly, rarely eat meat, and seldom drive, but I do allow myself to be disturbed by that constant buzzing sound that penetrates everything. People’s senses might be developed differently—someone might be more visually sensitive, for example to a very ugly tattoo, for me it’s sounds, and for someone else it could be taste.

Yes, I agree with you on many devices and definitely didn’t want one like that at all.

However, ours is really quiet compared to what I’ve heard in other new housing areas, and that makes it easier with the neighbor.

Electricity prices will follow the increases in gas prices, according to the consumer protection agency.

Tom1978 schrieb:

Not bad. The price increase confirms my decision to integrate a ground source heat pump into the new build and to support it with a larger photovoltaic system. Yes, in the months when electricity is needed the least power is generated. But at least some electricity is fed in via photovoltaics 🙂 And gas prices will only continue to rise.

As unfortunate as it is, I thought the same.
We built with an air-to-water heat pump, and when we ran the numbers, our monthly costs were roughly the same as with gas. We chose it to be independent of fossil fuels and because we assumed CO2 emissions would be taxed more heavily in the future, making gas more expensive.
No one probably expected this to happen so quickly...
It also makes us realize how dependent we have become on gas from, let’s say, countries with questionable political values.

I did a quick calculation. Gas is currently $48 per month, and starting January 1st, it will be around $74. That’s quite a jump, but not the end of the world. Only a small part of that, maybe two or three dollars, is increased CO2 charges. Most of it is market-driven, and the market is just adjusting itself.
The electricity provider, including the local utility, came by yesterday. They’re not raising prices, or at least that’s what they said, with a bit of vague talk and self-praise about how great they are doing it for our benefit—everything for the dog, everything for the club…