Many people think that district heating in Utrecht is expensive. This is different in Groningen, according to the councilor. “We choose to keep the fixed delivery costs relatively low and the variable rate relatively higher.” The councilor notes that these rates are both still 5 percent lower than what the supervisory body ACM allows. WarmteStad therefore consciously charges less than it should. “You cannot influence those fixed delivery costs by, for example, lowering the temperature in your house one degree, but you can influence the variable rate. That is why we have raised the variable rate a little, so that people have more influence on their consumption. People who Paying close attention to this will therefore be much cheaper.”
Can Utrecht set up its own heating company? Groningen says: ‘Learn from our mistakes’
