The oil heating systems are demonized, the pellet systems are installed very often despite the extreme price increases of the previous year. Now, after the end of the warm period, heating becomes a problem again. The “Krone” looked at the prices for traditional heating media. Comparing suppliers yields hard figures. And what is interesting is which heating system is the cheapest.
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The cost comparison per kilowatt hour
As you know, there has been an explosion in prices for traditional heating materials since last year. Currently, it seems that pellets, which cost nearly €640 per ton last year, are once again leading the way in comparison. The average price is currently around 410 euros. This means that a kilowatt hour of energy costs about 8.5 cents. And that puts pellets just ahead of heating oil, which is rejected for environmental reasons and costs 11.8 cents per kWh. The comparative price for natural gas is just under 19.4 cents and for electricity around 37.1 cents.
Bags are significantly more expensive
But prices also vary greatly from region to region. With the help of the Upper Austrian Labor Chamber, the “Krone” carried out an inspection. For pellets that come in loose form by truck, the cheapest price from suppliers in Freistadt and Schärding is 399 euros per ton, the most expensive dealer wants 441.80 euros. There are also filling rates from 45 to 68.6 euros. If you buy pellets in bags of 15 kilos, you pay considerably more. Here the ton costs the equivalent of between 426 and 566.6 euros – with pallet acceptance between 406 and 544 euros. Delivery not included.
In the case of oil, a load of 3,000 liters comes to € 3,598 at a supplier in Ried/I., in Freistadt a supplier asks € 3,784, which is a saving of € 186. This means that you have your own car can refuel two and a half times
Source: Krone
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