What is the truth about the heating cost increase of 220% and will it apply to all parts of Denmark?
TV2 published an article on Wednesday about the rising cost of energy. The figure 220%, which represents the percentage increase in heating costs this winter, caught the attention of Danes. In fact, this percentage applies to the central heating station in Nykøbing, where the central heating company Nykøbing Mors Fjernvarmeværk announced that nearly 2000 customers will already be affected by the cost increase of 220% as of January 1st.
The heating company announced that the price per megawatt-hour will rise from 625 Danish kroner to about 2,000 Danish kroner including VAT, while in Haderslev, for example, an increase of 75% was announced as of the end of the year, and in Fåborg, heating will see an increase of 1,50% in the price in the remaining three months of this year. In Assens in Fyn, the picture looks completely different, because Assens Fjernvarme has invested partly over many years in green solutions such as solar cells, wind turbines and a biomass-powered combined heat and power plant, which has resulted in making fairly good money as a result of selling surplus green energy to the electricity grid.
And for Dansk Fjernvarme, an industrial organization that contributes to around 400 local heating companies in Denmark, there will also be significant differences in heating bills for Danish regions in the coming period, but for the vast majority the price increase will be slight, according to Kim Mortensen, director of Dansk Fjernvarme, speaking to TV 2.
Returning to the central heating plant in Nykøbing, the plant currently uses 50% of natural gas, 35% of electricity and 15% of solar energy in production. In the future, the plant will rely on more biofuel, which will lead to lower prices, but this will not take effect until 2024, and therefore will not benefit consumers in the next heating season. The plant encourages consumers to save energy, whether when it comes to heating or in water and electricity consumption.
