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What do you think the heat pump and district heating runs on? Heat pumps still need electricity and district heating is often using gas.

• tuukkah 4y ago
  Helsinki's utility company today announced its district heating prices for the winter: +30% increase compared to last winter. This is in contrast to market prices +400% for electricity and +300% for gas. https://www.helen.fi/en/news/2022/significant-increase-in-costs-impacts-the-price-of-district-heat https://www.helen.fi/en/news/2022/significant-increase-in-co... Last year, already 20% of the district heat by the utility was from renewables, and in 2030 it should be all carbon neutral. https://www.helen.fi/en/news/2022/helen-and-elisa-to-heat-homes-in-helsinki-with-waste-heat-from-a-data-centre https://www.helen.fi/en/news/2022/helen-and-elisa-to-heat-ho...
• tuukkah 4y ago
  These don't mean you'd be completely de-risked, but your electricity bill will be a fraction of what it would be otherwise and you'll end up relatively well off. My district heat comes from a giant heat pump that extracts energy from waste water etc. Some other typical district heat sources are biomass and coal. If it's typical to rely on gas, perhaps check that they have a plan to convert to some other energy sources if needed.
• Symbiote 4y ago
  Mine in Copenhagen runs mostly from 'waste' heat from electricity production and waste incineration. The price (last time I checked) is the same as last year.
• PeterisP 4y ago
  It's not a gas vs no-gas issue - if you need much less gas for the same size house, then you have removed most of the impact on you.