Cold January weather is hitting more than just electric heating users — district heating bills arriving next week will be nearly double those from December and last January.
Residents of a Tallinn apartment association in Lasnamäe have not yet received their January heating bills, but the board already has an overview. Compared to December, the cost of indoor heating has increased significantly.
“About 45 percent higher. If last month the bill from Utilitas for all three buildings was €16,000, then this month it’s €25,000 and change,” said board member Alex Roost.
On a year-over-year basis, heating bills are about 50 percent higher, according to Roost. Major district heating providers Gren and Utilitas confirm this, citing a significantly colder winter that has increased consumption volumes.
“The 10-year average temperature is -3.3 degrees [Celsius], but this January’s average was -9.2, which means heat sales volumes were about 50 percent higher. When I looked at the bill for my own apartment building, it was about 40 percent higher than in December, but slightly lower than in January 2024,” said Margo Külaots, head of Gren’s Estonian operations.
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