Information on the current situation on the district heating market

The current political situation strongly impacts the already tense and volatile energy market. The procurement costs that all energy suppliers have to pay for electricity and also for natural gas have sky rocketed in recent weeks.

We are currently receiving an increasing number of questions about price developments, security of supply and the current energy market situation. We have therefore summarised the most important questions and answers regarding these topics here.

VAT-reduction

The VAT on gas and district heating will be reduced to 7% from 1^st of October 2022 until 31^st of March 2024.

We will pass on the reduction in full to our customers.

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Price brake on heat

In order to release customers from the burden of high energy prices, the federal government has decided on price brakes for electricity, natural gas and heat.

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Green district heating for the region

The Thuringian climate act obliges all heat suppliers to develop a way of transformation aiming at a nearly CO2-free heat supply until 2040. How the district heating for Jena, Pößneck, Hermsdorf and Blankenhain will turn green, you can find out here.

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CO₂ price increase suspended for 2023

The CO₂ pricing is part of the German government's Climate Protection Programme 2030 and is intended to create incentives to transition to renewable energy or new technologies - e.g. electromobility - and to conserve energy. It is a price component of the natural gas price and must be paid by every customer. For 2023, the planned increase has been suspended and the price remains the same as 2022.

CO₂price pathaccording to previously applicable BEHG (German Fuel Emissions Trading Act) (per tonne)

1. January 2021 until 31. December 2021	25 Euro
1. January 2022 until 31. December 2022	30 Euro
1. January 2023 until 31. December 2023	35 Euro
1. January 2024 until 31. December 2024	45 Euro
1. January 2025 until 31. December 2025	55 Euro
1. January 2026 until 31. December 2026	55-65 Euro (Price corridor)

CO₂-Preis je Kilowattstunde

im Jahr 2023	0,544 Cent
im Jahr 2024	0,816 Cent

VAT-reduction

The VAT on gas and district heating will be reduced to 7% from 1^st of October 2022 until 31^st of March 2024.

We will pass on the reduction in full to our customers.

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General and contact information for people in socially vulnerable situations

Should you worry or fear no longer being able to cover incurring (energy)-costs, it might be possible to receive benefits to cover subsistence costs via the jenarbeit - job center of the city of Jena or via the social services department of the city of Jena.

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Facts and figures analytics

19 Mio. tons CO₂

According to conservative estimates, this amount could be saved annually by using waste heat in district heating networks and by reconnecting previously individually supplied buildings.

Source: AGFW

2040

the district heating in Jena, Hermsdorf, Pößneck and Blankenhain is to be generated completely without CO2-emissions.

0,3 primary energy factor Jena

Since our district heating in Jena is generated almost exclusively with the highly efficient method of combined heat and power generation and additionally uses renewable energy sources, a particularly low primary energy factor has been determined and confirmed.