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Rising 2025 Heating Bills Prompt Warnings Against Underheating in Germany

Experts urge steady, moderate heating despite higher 2025 bills to prevent costly damage.

Overview

  • co2online projects average €1,180 for gas‑heated households in 2025, up from €1,030 in 2024.
  • The BVS reports ongoing cases of mould and moisture damage from underheating and warns against switching heating off.
  • Guidance calls for roughly constant moderate temperatures — about 20°C in living rooms, 18°C in kitchens, 17°C in bedrooms, with around 16°C acceptable in bedrooms per consumer advice — and only small set‑backs when away.
  • Prevention also requires brief shock or cross‑ventilation several times daily and keeping indoor humidity near 40–60%, with stricter targets in older, damp buildings.
  • The GEV notes the frost‑protection setting holds rooms near 6°C and mainly protects radiators, while outside‑routed pipes remain vulnerable, and Ines flags low gas‑storage levels entering winter even as the government rejects supply‑gap concerns.