Steam and wood pellets are among the cheapest heating options in the cold months , show analyzes of energy expertsquoted by bTV.
If we heat an apartment of 70 square meters and maintain a temperature of 22 degrees in it, the average heating bill will be about BGN 275 per month.
With wood pellets, the amount is BGN 330. The most expensive comes out with electricity, if we use stoves - 560 BGN. With air conditioning, the amount drops to BGN 364 per month.
Natural gas, with the prices so far, comes out to 215 BGN, but in winter the raw material becomes more expensive, and together with that, the bill also grows, and it is difficult to predict how much the cost of heating will increase.
Hristo and Anelia Valkovi have provided warmth for the winter. They have been using pellets for several years. With one boiler and a common system, they heat both theirs and their daughter's apartment – total 200 squares.
This year the pellets are cheaper. Experts do not expect that this winter they will reach the prices of the last heating season.
At least 100 BGN per month is the cost of heating with gas for Fani Vladinova's household in the capital. After the rate cut in the summer, expect smaller bills this winter.
Thermal insulation of the home can reduce bills by 20-25%, and in order to save energy, households should not allow the walls of the home to cool down, experts advise.
Those who now use electricity for heating, after the liberalization of the market, will have to carefully choose their supplier and the tariffs at which they will pay, analysts remind.