12 years ago, the couple built a single-family home in Schwanenstadt. Geothermal heating was chosen because the running costs were cheap. Until now. “At the end of the previous year, a letter came saying that the electricity price would be increased by 28 percent, now another one that says a further increase of 49 percent per month is due,” says dad Markus Penninger (36), who called the utility KWG and there the Confirmation received: “Yes, it’s so expensive at the moment.” The request to be allowed to pay at the beginning of the month in order to have a better overview of the financial situation for the rest of the month was rejected. “You have to make sure that there is enough money in the account around the fifteenth.” Instead of €181, €344 is now due just for electricity.
Price increase – family of five: “Electricity instead of summer vacation”
