The high energy prices have settled in the bills of many Danes, and on Tuesday they landed on the politicians' table, where there are initial discussions about the prices.
However, the high prices are something that seems to last for a long time. This is according to Tue Patursson, expert in building technology and energy at the Bolius knowledge center.
- Something indicates that we will have to go through 2022 before we get down to a more normal rate, he says and points out that there is a difference in the development for electricity and heating. The advantage of the heating prices is that we do not use the heat for a large part of the year. We can just turn off the radiators. The price of electricity will probably be somewhat higher than we are used to, as the reports are now. But not as severe as in December, says Tue Patursson.
Will help people with low incomes
There is broad political agreement that, among others, pensioners with a small budget will be hit hard by the rising prices of energy. Several parties have stressed before the discussions that it is urgent that a solution be found. This applies, among others, to the Conservatives and the Danish People's Party. They have proposed that the money that the state saves - because so much support is not paid for renewable energy - be given to those who are particularly hard hit.
According to Tue Patursson from Bolius, there are several reasons why some Danes have received and can look forward to a somewhat higher electricity and heating bill than before.
- It started all the way back in the spring, when there was not the usual amount of rain and wind to provide electricity from the Nordic countries and elsewhere in Europe. There have been a lot of challenges for natural gas between Russia and the West, where the price has been pushed up, says the expert.
This is partly due to the fact that no stocks have been built up during the pandemic. At first, it was thought that there would be a long period of low demand.
- But when production was ramped up dramatically, there was suddenly a need for the energy that was not in stock. Then there was great demand, he explains.
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