By Felix Rupprecht
What should I do if my heating breaks down? BZ explains whether and in which cases it is worth buying another oil or gas heating system – and when you need a heat pump at the latest!
Review: The aim of the heating plan by Economics Minister Robert Habeck (53, Greens) is the “introduction of an obligation to use at least 65 percent renewable energies for every installation of a new heating system in new or existing buildings”.
The specification “should apply to every newly installed heating system from January 1, 2024 – regardless of whether it is in an existing building or a new building”.
This means that from January 2024, newly installed heating systems must be operated with 65 percent renewable energy.
The draft states that a gas or oil heating system can be installed once if you switch to a device that meets the 65% target within 3 years of failure.
Means: 3 years after the heating accident, gas and oil heating are still allowed! Then you need a climate-friendly device.
These deadlines apply
► The three-year period begins when work begins to replace the heating system and not when the new heating system is installed.
► Such an exemption should apply indefinitely in the event of an average for older owners over 80 years of age. In the event of heating breakdowns and the need to install a new heating system, there should be an unlimited exception to the 65 percent obligation for owners older than 80 years.
► In some cases, the period can even be ten years. It says in the draft “If a connection to a heating network is foreseeable but not yet possible, there is the possibility within 10 years after a heating system failure to use a heating system that does not meet the 65 percent requirement if the obligated owner undertakes to have the heating system connected to the heating network within 10 years of failure.”