What you need to know about the heat transition.
Anyone who currently owns a house sooner or later faces a decision: How will I heat in the future? In mid-April, the federal government decided: From 2024 onwards, all newly installed heating systems should be operated with at least 65 percent renewable energy. Pure oil and gas heating systems are threatened with extinction.
The regulations contain numerous exceptions, transitional rules and ways of funding. That doesn’t make it any easier to maintain an overview.
What other heating options are there besides the heat pump? Which are the cheapest? What exactly does the state support? And when is a good time to replace the heating system?
The Handelsblatt reports regularly on costs, trends and regulations in the field of heating and heat pumps.
We have summarized the most important advice texts and reports for you in this dossier: All information for your heating replacement.
Content – Advice on heat pumps and heating replacement:
Ban on oil and gas heating: What is changing for property owners
From 2024, the federal government wants to rely on renewable energies when installing new heating systems. There should still be exceptions. An overview of the plans.
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Heating exchange and heat pump 2024: The most important thing about the funding
The federal government wants to make the installation of modern heating systems and heat pumps attractive with additional funding. Those are the rules.
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Heat pump instead of oil heating: What property owners should know
The days of gas and oil heating are numbered by the requirements of the federal government. Which alternatives are available and what they cost.
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Gas heating: Is the heat pump worth it in comparison?
New regulations and high energy prices are pushing for the conversion of gas heating. What the alternatives heat pump, district heating and pellet heating cost.
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Old building: when a heat pump can be worthwhile
Heat pumps are considered the best way to make existing buildings climate-neutral. But the technology has pitfalls in the old building.
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Sharing heat pumps: What neighbors should consider
Installing a heat pump heating system is expensive and time-consuming – but the device can also be shared. What consumer advocates advise homeowners.
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Heat transition abroad: why it is going so well in France and Italy
Germany is struggling with numerous problems with the heat transition. Italy and France sold significantly more new devices in 2022. What is different there.
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Gas heating: for whom is the purchase still worthwhile in 2023?
A gas heater is cheaper to buy than a heat pump. But gas is expensive – and could become significantly more expensive in the future. Which pays off over 20 years.
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Comment: Stay away from new oil or gas heating
Many people want to quickly install a pure gas or oil heating system before it is banned in 2024. That’s not wise.
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