Heat Monitor 2016: `Second rent` falls although heating consumption rises
(WorldNews Germany)

DIW Berlin calculated space heating requirements in 2016 on the basis of data supplied by the energy service provider ista Deutschland GmbH: `second rent` falls due to lower energy prices, noticeably reducing strain on household finances, but heating energy consumption increases by two per cent - investment in building efficiency all the more important In 2016, German households spent six per cent less on heating than in the year before. These were the findings of the Heat Monitor 2016 calculated by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) on the basis of data supplied by the energy service provider ista Deutschland GmbH.The calculations are based on numerous heating bills for...