A study by the Techem Research Institute on Sustainability analyzed data from 250 weather stations in Austria and price records from Statistics Austria. The heating days in 2024 were on average 3.6 percent warmer than in 2023. The prices for gas decreased by 16.8 percent, for district heating by 12.2 percent, and for heating oil by 4.8 percent. The electricity price increased by 1.2 percent.

Heating Costs: Fewer Heating Days in the East

Tendentially, there were fewer heating days in the east of Austria in 2024 than in the west. Accordingly, the least energy was consumed in Burgenland. In the city comparison - measured in the city center - Eisenstadt ranks 29th out of 250 evaluations, Salzburg and Graz rank 65th and 68th respectively, and Linz City ranks 80th. In the middle field are Innsbruck (rank 125), St. Pölten (rank 128), and Vienna (rank 144), while in the last third are Villach in Carinthia (rank 205) and Bregenz (rank 240).

"Even though the study overall comes to a pleasing result, no binding conclusions can be drawn for individual households, as the calculation does not take individual consumption into account," said Trios leader Arne Kähler. "Simply put, we calculate the theoretical heating demand of a region based on temperatures." Karl Moll, head of Techem Austria: "The study aims to contribute to raising awareness of energy consumption - because especially in view of the climate crisis and the still fluctuating energy prices, careful handling of energy is indispensable." For the current study, a heating limit of 15 degrees Celsius and an indoor temperature of 18 degrees Celsius were assumed.

(APA/Red)

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