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Expert articles on metering services and the Heating Costs Ordinance (Heizkostenverordnung, HeizkostenV)
What is changing in consumption metering, which deadlines apply and what matters in contracts — clearly explained for property managers, advisory boards and owners.
Switching · 26 September 2026
Switching metering provider: notice periods, devices and data handover
Two contracts, two terms: how property managers time the switch, what happens to the devices and which data is handed over.
Read articleHeating Costs Ordinance · 24 September 2026
Monthly consumption information (UVI): what must be communicated every month
Obligations under § 6a HeizkostenV, mandatory content, permitted delivery methods, costs and the right to reduce payments if the UVI is missing.
Read articleHeating cost billing · 21 September 2026
IDA — information in the statement: what the extra page means
Energy sources, taxes, weather-adjusted comparison with the previous year and average user — the mandatory information under § 6a HeizkostenV explained.
Read articleHeating cost billing · 19 September 2026
Pipe heat under VDI 2077: when heating cost billing measures past the radiator
Why uninsulated pipes distort billing, when § 7 HeizkostenV allows a correction and how the balance method calculates.
Read articleHeating cost billing · 16 September 2026
The 70/30 rule in heating cost billing — simply explained with an example
Basic and consumption costs, how the calculation works, comparison with 50/50 and when 70 % is mandatory under the Heating Costs Ordinance.
Read articleGuide · 14 September 2026
Understanding your heating cost statement: the guide for owners and tenants
Structure, allocation under the Heating Costs Ordinance, recoverable costs, deadlines and rights to reduce payments — with a worked example and checklist.
Read articleCO₂ costs · 11 September 2026
CO₂ cost sharing: what landlords and tenants each pay
The tiered model under the Carbon Dioxide Cost Allocation Act (Kohlendioxidkostenaufteilungsgesetz, CO2KostAufG) clearly explained — with a worked example, special cases and the information that owners who let their flat need within the owners’ association (Wohnungseigentümergemeinschaft, WEG).
Read articleHeating Costs Ordinance · 9 September 2026
Radio meter obligation 2027: what must be done by 31 December 2026
From January 2027, all heat cost allocators and heat meters must be remotely readable. Which deadlines really apply, what happens if they are missed and why the choice of provider should come before retrofitting.
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