It will be the same in Lithuania at the same time. Many people will lose their homes, many will go even deeper into bank debt.
“Grace period for existing buildings, certain gas heating
systems in new buildings, more district heating: the compromise in the heating
dispute is in place. An overview
After months of dispute, the traffic light coalition has
agreed on new specifications for heating systems. In principle, the goal is
that newly installed heating systems must be operated with 65 percent renewable
energy in the future.
However, due to pressure from the FDP, climate protection
requirements only apply much later than originally planned. The most important
changes at a glance:
What applies to new buildings and existing buildings?
The new requirements were originally intended to apply to
all buildings from January 2024. This now only applies to new buildings.
For
heating in existing buildings, the traffic light factions have agreed on a
coupling with the planned law for municipal heat planning. According to this,
municipalities should set up a climate-neutral heat supply and submit
corresponding heat plans - large cities by the end of 2026, smaller cities and
districts by the end of 2028. As long as this is not the case, the
specifications for new heating systems do not apply to existing buildings.
What about gas heaters?
Gas heaters may also be installed in new buildings from 2024
- if they can be converted to hydrogen and the new buildings are not in new
development areas. The new rules apply in full initially only to new buildings
in new development areas.
Even if there is a heating plan and the new rules apply
accordingly to new buildings outside of new development areas and existing
buildings, gas heating systems can still be installed under certain
circumstances. In addition to the theoretical possibility of converting the
heating to hydrogen or biogas, there must be a plan for a "climate-neutral
gas network".
Gas heaters can also be installed, which are operated with
"biomass, non-connected hydrogen or its derivatives".
Originally, the
exception for the installation of a convertible gas heating system was only
intended if there was a mandatory plan for the construction of a hydrogen
network to supply the heating system.
Which deadlines and exceptions apply?
The original coalition agreement provided for numerous
exceptions and, in some cases, long deadlines for the climate-neutral
conversion. In principle, defective heaters in the existing building can be
repaired and continued to operate. If a heating system is irreparable and the
new regulations apply - in many cases not before 2028 at the earliest - the
homeowner has at least three years to install a new heating system that
achieves the 65 percent target. Deadlines of up to ten years sometimes apply to
apartment buildings.
There are exceptions for elderly homeowners who live in
their own homes, for people on social security or if the conversion in a
building makes no sense from a technical and economic point of view.
What applies to tenants and landlords?
The key issues paper states: "Tenants should not be
overburdened." More tenant protection was previously a central concern,
especially for the SPD. But landlords should have incentives to invest in
modern heating systems - that was important to the FDP. After the agreement,
the following should now apply: If the landlord invests in climate-friendly
heating and uses subsidies, he should be entitled to a “further modernization
levy” if the tenants benefit financially from the subsidy. This means that the
landlord can increase the rent.
How is the 65 percent target to be achieved?
In conurbations, the district heating networks are to be
greatly expanded in order to be able to connect more houses to them. To ensure
that this is actually climate-neutral, the district heating networks, which
have so far mainly been operated with fossil energy, are to be largely
converted to renewable energies from 2030.
In addition, electric heat pumps or solar thermal systems
are possible, in which water in collectors is heated by the sun. Direct
electricity heating is an option for very well insulated buildings. Oil heaters
can also be installed if they only compensate for the peak load on particularly
cold days, for example in conjunction with a heat pump.
The thermal output of wood-burning fireplaces or pellet
heating systems can be fully counted towards the 65 percent target. This now
also applies to new buildings, not just existing ones.
What state support is planned?
The agreement of the coalition leaders states that state
funding will be financed from the climate and transformation fund. It should
take into account the individual needs and social hardships right down to the
middle of society "as precisely as possible". But: The details, such
as the exact amount of government funding, are still open.
TwixorRaider
1 minute ago
It's an improvement to the FDP, thanks antisocial botch,
unfortunately. Because for millions of real estate owners of older buildings
(70% of all residential buildings were built before 1978), which is not
unlikely, that the heating system breaks beyond repair (almost all
manufacturers have no spare parts for heating systems older than 25 years), it
remains an enormous burden. For many, this can
lead to quasi-appropriation because it is not affordable and will never pay
off. Even according to calculations by Habeck's ministry, which Der Spiegel
published, the own contributions add up to 3-8 times the cost of a new gas
boiler. This is and remains intolerable and will hopefully be averted. The
government should have dropped the law altogether. Habeck lost, the citizen
lost and unfortunately also the FDP and Scholz who underestimated the drama.
Laughing third is and remains! with it the AfD.”