OpinionThe heating law is and remains a mess:
The government speaks of a breakthrough for its planned new heating law. That doesn't make it good by any means.
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Key FactsIW Study Highlights Financial Risks of Gas Heating
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- The new heating law allows property owners to choose freely between heat pumps, gas, or oil heating systems.
- An IW study warns that annual heating costs for new gas heaters could almost double by 2040.
- Installing heat pumps maintains stable heating costs over time and can save over 1,000 euros yearly in renovated old apartments.
- The IW criticizes the law for creating uncertainties that may lead to economically unviable investments in gas heating.
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