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Subsidies: Replacing the heating system is worth it
The funding calculator from heating manufacturer Ökofen shows how much money is involved in replacing the heating system. The following applies: first come, first served.
Subsidies: Replacing the heating system is worth it
Agriculture Minister Norbert Totschnig recently presented the new funding pots for converting to pellet heating and heat pumps for the coming year. Depending on the federal state and technology, environmentally conscious Austrians can expect funding of between 7,500 and 19,000 euros. With its free online calculator www.foerderrechner.at, the heating engineer Ökofen offers a simple way to calculate your own funding amount. "After a long wait, there is finally clarity about the subsidies for heating replacement. Now it's about actively taking advantage of the opportunity and securing support," says Ökofen managing director Stefan Ortner.
Whoever comes first...
The new regulation provides for the “first-come-first-serve” principle. Funding will amount to 360 million euros per year until 2030. Registration for funding will be possible from November. “Timely planning and an exact advance calculation of the funding is therefore an important first step,” says Ortner about the new funding options. It is also important to note that in addition to federal funding, federal state funding is also available.
Because funding is limited, rapid and targeted action is required. “For example, anyone who takes advantage of free energy advice in the fall can now make optimal use of the start of the funding and will certainly benefit from the current pot,” says Ortner.
A major innovation when switching to heat pumps is that in the future only devices with natural refrigerants will be pumped. According to Ortner, this is due to the EU regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases (the so-called F-gas regulation), which stipulates that synthetic refrigerants will be gradually banned.
