ᐅ Gas Price Increase, Part Two

Created on: 8 Dec 2021 23:32
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The attentive user knows that I am not only referring to my gas price increase. See https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/gaspreiserhoehung-zum-1-1-2022.41836/
The switch was successfully completed on 01.01.22 (January 1, 2022). Tomorrow, the direct debit authorization will be signed and sent.
But today we received an email from the old supplier: they are terminating our contract as of 02.12.2031 (December 2, 2031) and stopping the supply immediately.

We hereby terminate the existing gas supply contract between us as of 02.12.2021 (December 2, 2021). On this date, we have stopped the supply of gas.

If you have received a price change from us with effect after 02.12.2021 (December 2, 2021), please consider it invalid.

As you may have seen in the media coverage, we have been facing an unprecedented price explosion at the European energy trading markets for several weeks, caused by an extraordinary combination of various factors.

The situation on the European natural gas market is particularly drastic. Recently, the gas prices for deliveries during the upcoming winter period have spiked by more than 400% on the procurement markets at peak levels.
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From now on, we are insured by law... uh... forcibly supplied — basic supply and legally guaranteed.
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4lpha0ne
27 Dec 2021 23:39
HausiKlausi schrieb:

At the moment, it’s difficult to compare because all providers are currently making or planning price adjustments in the near future. We are among the "fortunate" ones who have a Grünwelt contract and are falling back into the basic supply tariff. A quick check on well-known platforms shows that this tariff is, as of today, significantly cheaper than the offers usually given for new contracts. The suppliers are cautious now, charging a premium for new contracts upfront before risking miscalculations like in 2021. This makes economic sense, but it’s basically speculation that shifts the risk onto customers. As long as it works, the cash register keeps ringing. If things get tight, the contract is simply terminated.

The price development for new contracts is quite extreme. Of course, this also depends somewhat on the region, but several cents per kWh for household electricity and even 8–10 cents per kWh for heat pump electricity (at least here) is pretty steep.
kati133729 Dec 2021 14:01
I recently switched my electricity tariff because I wanted to change to a truly sustainable provider (not just some certificate gimmick from comparison websites), and I ended up with Polarstern because they were the only ones who had fixed their prices until the end of 2022.
Almost all the others only had price lists until December 2021, which felt too risky for a switch in November 2021.

We are now paying 27.19 cents per kilowatt-hour with a 14.73 USD (or equivalent) monthly fixed charge for our eco-friendly electricity.
Musketier29 Dec 2021 16:14
Polarstrom shows me 47.30 cents per kWh. 😱
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Benutzer200
29 Dec 2021 17:33
Musketier schrieb:

Polar current shows me 47.30 cents per kWh.
Of course, generating electricity at the pole and shipping it to you costs a lot 😎
kati133729 Dec 2021 18:41
We are with Polarstern, not Polarstrom
Mycraft29 Dec 2021 18:48
That is even much further away 🙂