Overview
- Sales data indicate a market shift in 2025, with 284,000 heat pumps sold versus 230,000 gas systems, as installers expand capacity and training for heat‑pump deployments.
- Germany’s CO2 levy for heating fuels rose at the start of 2026 to up to €65 per tonne, increasing costs for oil, coal and gas in cities where gas still dominates, including Wilhelmshaven, Oldenburg and large metros such as Frankfurt and Cologne.
- A Verivox analysis finds a model household needed 8.9% more heat in 2025 due to cold spells, driving gas‑heating costs up about 12.7% (€247) year over year, while oil‑heated homes saw roughly a 3.8% rise.
- Energy service firm Techem projects notable 2025 cost increases, including Bavaria at +11.8% overall and district heating at +16.5%, with Hesse near +8%, cautioning that outcomes vary by fuel and local conditions.
- As the government readies the new Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz, The Left party urges federal price oversight and cites checks of 17,586 bills in which roughly one quarter of verifiable cases contained errors.