Record high prices in 2022: We will not avoid rising heat supply
Heat invoices will increase
The more expensive the gas, the higher the invoices. From 2002, we will have to set aside a few extra euros in our wallets in January. “For Slovak households, heat costs will increase by an average of 4 euros and 39 cents in 2022. “ claims Radoslav Igaz, a spokesman for the Office for the Regulation of Network Industries.
But the increase in prices could also have been more noticeable
Most heating plants bought gas at prices from the first half of 2021. But there were also those who had to be helped with the price by the regulatory authority. “For them and their households, the increase in heat prices will be more pronounced than on average, as they bought at significantly higher prices than in the first half of 2021. “ informs Energieprevas.sk analyst Jozef Badida.
At current record prices, supply disruptions could not be ruled out at these heating plants. The regulator, however, available to buy gas at a price. “With this step, he ensured that there would be no outage of heat supply for Slovak households in the current heating season,” with Igaz. With three quarters of heat, there will be minimal or no price growth, and only at 10% will the price rise by more than 19 euros. “If that situation persists in the first half of 2022, then unfortunately it will be reflected in heat prices for 2023 as well,” Current Badida. However, the European Union is pushing for a gradual shift away from the gas used by almost 60% of households in Slovakia today.
A modern alternative to solid fuel boilers
“If you were to change your current resources with some new ones, about 35% of Slovaks would prefer photovoltaics, but especially hot water,” says Richard Kvasňovský, Executive Director of the Slovak Gas and Oil Association. Interesting, but quite disturbing is a fifth of Slovaks would have their new heat source, the fact that they want to boiler on solid fuels and wood. However, it is precisely for their air pollution that we remain the plaintiffs from the European Commission. Therefore, modern condensing boilers could be the solution. “It was not possible to use it for any stuck investments, because these boilers can also burn hydrogen,” Special Yeast.
Source: noviny.sk/TV JOJ
