If you use heating oil instead of gas, you don’t have to pay a surcharge. As soon as the heating season begins, however, further price increases are likely. Homeowners should therefore seize every opportunity to save.
At least the approximately 20 million heating oil customers in Germany can look forward to the winter with relative ease. In contrast to gas customers, they don’t have to worry that they might not be able to get their home toasty and warm during the cold season. No one can turn off the tap on citizens with oil burners in their basements. Price explosions by a factor of four or five or special charges are not to be expected. But: Heating oil has also become very expensive. If you have an empty tank in the basement, you should stock up as soon as possible, recommends Hans Weinreuter, energy expert at the Rhineland-Palatinate consumer advice center. It is advisable to refuel by the beginning of autumn, agrees Oliver Klapschus, Managing Director of the online portal Heizöl 24. As soon as the heating season begins, further price increases are likely. Even small savings opportunities count.