Tag: energy price cap
Billing chaos costs Munich public utilities at least ten million euros – Munich
The month-long billing chaos at Stadtwerke München (SWM) was not only annoying for its customers, it also cost the company itself dearly: According to its own statements, SWM lost at…
Energy prices: Is heating becoming more expensive again? – Business
The government could now end the energy price brakes at the turn of the year and not just in April 2024 – because there is a lack of money according…
IEA chief warns of rising energy prices in winter
The head of the International Energy Agency IEA has warned that energy prices could rise again next winter. “In a scenario where the Chinese economy is very strong and buying…
Stadtwerke München: Why 300,000 customers have been waiting for down payments for months – Munich
The supplier has not charged any energy costs to 300,000 households for months. If everything comes at once, many face a financial bottleneck. Why is that? The reasons are complicated,…
Energy price brake: Federal Cartel Office examines district heating providers – economy
The Bundeskartellamt is now also examining suppliers of district heating to see whether they have set prices that are too high now that energy price brakes are in place. Test…
Veronika Grimm: “Generally banning gas heaters is wrong” – Economy
Economics Veronika Grimm advises the federal government and thinks little of bans – unlike Robert Habeck. What needs to be done to get through next winter and why dependence on…
Energy price brake: How suppliers could exploit the price brakes – Economy
It is a phenomenon of this energy crisis that customers know electricity and gas prices per kilowatt hour (kWh) in cents. They are something like the new butter price that…
Gas exchange bypasses EU price cap – economy
In two weeks, the controversial EU gas price cap will come into force – and the most important gas exchange in Europe is preparing for it by building a parallel…
Housing companies fear higher rents including heating – Bavaria
Many tenants in Bavaria will have to adjust to considerable additional costs next year due to the increase in gas prices. The Association of Bavarian Housing Companies assumes that rents…
What the EU is planning for the next few months – Economy
It goes on full of energy. Whether and how the EU should intervene in the electricity and gas markets was one of the most important points of contention in Brussels…