Higher additional payments for heating, electricity and water through home office

Due to the corona pandemic, energy consumption in private households 2020 has increased significantly.For electricity, an average household must expect additional costs of 50 euros (5 percent), for heating 30 euros (2 percent).The reason for this is the longer presence in the home.Water consumption has also increased by around 7 percent, i.e. 10 euros.

"2, 5 and 7 percent sound marginal, but are relevant additional expenses.Even more: we can assume that the actual additional expenses are even higher.Because the survey was based on more than 13.000 data records for households that regularly test their energy consumption, i.e. are already sensitized.If you spend 90 euros more alone, it will be much more at the average household, ”explains Tanja Loitz, Managing Director of Co2online."The comparatively low cost increases and additional consumption for heating are justified by the fact that there were no corona restrictions on the majority of the heating season and autumn 2020 was particularly mild."

Not all households are affected by the additional costs of the corona pandemic, as the analysis shows: the largest is the proportion of additional consumers in water with 75 percent.With electricity it is 71 percent, around 59 percent in heating.The basis of the data analysis of CO2ONLINE are 13.450 data records from 2019 and 2020.

Tips for fewer costs

In addition to the exact reasons for additional consumption, the non -profit counseling company from Berlin also has a survey with 1.220 involved.Details for analysis and survey as well as tips for lowering energy consumption and CO2 emissions are on www.Co2online.de/corona energy.

Quelle: Co2online / Delia Roscher