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Heating costs calculator

While the price of fossil fuels such as oil or gas is subject to heavy fluctuations in the international markets and will certainly rise long-term, the price of wood and pellets is reliable.

Looking back on 15 years
I heated with oil, and that was quite expensive ...
Please enter your average annual consumption for the last few years here. Please note: Particularly mild winters can distort the result.
€ each year
... if I had heated with pellets ...
kg pellets each year
€ each year
... the savings would have stayed with me and my family ...
after 1 year
after 7 years
after 10 years
after 15 years

This fuel comparison takes the following efficiency levels into account: old oil boiler 80%; pellet boiler 90%.

Average price of heating oil EL 9.0 cent/kWh
The cost per kilowatt hour of energy generated is the best way to compare different fuels or energy sources. In cents/kWh, as is familiar from household electricity. This value is calculated based on the energy content of the respective fuel. The efficiency of the respective heat generator is not taken into account in this value! 1 liter of oil contains 10 kWh of energy. 1 kilogram of pellets contains 4.9 kWh of energy.
Average prices over the last 15 years;
Source: Austrian Biomass Association
Average price of pellets 5.5 cent/kWh
The cost per kilowatt hour of energy generated is the best way to compare different fuels or energy sources. In cents/kWh, as is familiar from household electricity. This value is calculated based on the energy content of the respective fuel. The efficiency of the respective heat generator is not taken into account in this value! 1 liter of oil contains 10 kWh of energy. 1 kilogram of pellets contains 4.9 kWh of energy.
Average prices over the last 15 years;
Source: Austrian Biomass Association

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