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Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen

2023

Manuel Frondel, Kathrin Kaestner, Ralph Henger, Christian Oberst, Michael Pahle, Antonia Schwarz, Puja Singhal

Die Kosten des Heizens mit Erdgas in Deutschland: Einsichten aus dem Ariadne Wärme- und Wohnen-Panel

The successively reduced Russian exports of natural gas to the European Union after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the increased efforts of European states since the beginning of the war to fill their natural gas storage facilities as best as possible with the help of imports from other supply countries caused an explosion in natural gas prices, which peaked in August 2022. The massively increased prices for natural gas, but also for the other fossil fuels, have resulted in high financial burdens for private households. As is well known, these affect different income brackets to different degrees. However, it is still largely unclear to what extent the different income strata are affected by the massive price increases for natural gas.

Frondel, M., K. Kaestner, R. Henger, C. Oberst, M. Pahle, A. Schwarz and P. Singhal (2023), Die Kosten des Heizens mit Erdgas in Deutschland: Einsichten aus dem Ariadne Wärme- und Wohnen-Panel. Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, 73, 4, 43-46

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