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Last year, the heating season lasted until April 17, and this year it ended a week later. The total number of days is the same both last year and this year – 184 days, although the winter was warmer.
Last year, the heating season lasted until April 17, and this year it ended a week later. The total number of days is the same both last year and this year – 184 days, although the winter was warmer..
Real estate development company Eika estimates that even those living in old houses will save money this year due to lower heating prices.
“This heating season stood out in two aspects – lower heat prices and higher than usual outdoor temperatures. For one kilowatt hour (1 kWh), residents of the capital paid 8.2 percent less than in the previous heating season, and the lowest outdoor temperature did not exceed 1.9 degrees Celsius, i.e. it was even four degrees higher than in the previous season,” says Rasa Pečiulaitė, Eika’s energy and development project manager.
Last year, the average heating price per square meter in Vilnius city reached 1.41 EUR (4.88 LTL), and considering the decrease in the price of a kilowatt-hour this heating season, the average price should decrease by more than 1.3 EUR (about 4.48 LTL) – about 0.12 EUR (0.4 LTL) less than last season. According to calculations by the company “Eika”, due to the decrease in the price of heating, Vilnius residents living in one-room apartments saved 21 EUR this season, two-room apartments – 35 EUR, three-room apartments – 46 EUR, and four-room apartments – even up to 60 EUR. The warmer winter allowed those living in buildings where the heating point is controlled according to the outdoor air temperature to save even more.
For heating – three times less
According to preliminary calculations, Vilnius residents living in renovated and newly built apartment buildings saved at least three times more than those living in old houses.
“In our new apartment buildings in Pilaitė, which are the warmest of all newly built houses in this area, the heating cost per square meter was only 0.4 euros. In Vilnius, there are old apartment buildings where residents pay up to 3.5 euros per square meter for heating, but even considering the average heating costs per square meter in Vilnius, i.e. 1.41 euros/m2“The owner of a typical three-room new-build apartment saved an average of about EUR 460 (or LTL 1,500) during this heating season,” calculates R. Pečiulaitė.
Residents of the capital, who were not afraid to invest in high-energy class housing, can now calculate how much their decision paid off. “Such housing is warmer and more economical. In addition, residents of such housing can regulate the heating themselves and end the heating season according to their needs. The majority – as many as 85 percent – of the capital’s apartment residents still do not have such privileges,” says a representative of “Eika”.
About the Eika group of companies
Founded in 1992, Eika is one of the largest real estate development and construction groups in Lithuania. The group of companies consists of: UAB Eika – a leader in the real estate market, valued for its innovation, reliability and responsibility; UAB Eikos statyba – a construction company with extensive experience in the construction and renovation of administrative, public, commercial, industrial and residential buildings.
More information:
Vitalija Roče
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