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Nearly 10 percent of our net income to go for the energy bill on it - Germany Record! Power & Gas nowhere as expensive as in Leipzig.

"The city of Leipzig expects the total LVV group a customer-oriented, social acceptable pricing policy."

Find the okay: the General Manager Thomas Prauss (left) and Raymond Otto

Uwe Hempel (49, dental technician): "I'm only a year ago moved from Dresden to Leipzig. That it is more expensive than elsewhere, I also have noticed. I earn about 1,300 euros a, ffxiv gil, month and pay about 60 euros to the municipal utilities. "

It says so in the "owner-goals" for the LVV group (including municipal and waterworks, LVB), adopted by the City Council in October 2008. Accordingly, should pay no more than necessary for Leipzig tickets, electricity, gas and water.

But desire and reality are far apart. How the Internet portal "Check24" now, tera gold, found out, you pay - as measured by net income - nowhere in Germany, higher energy prices than in Leipzig!

"Check24" had compared the costs for gas and electricity in 100 German cities with the disposable income of residents.

Results: In Leipzig is almost one tenth of the monthly income (9.54%) on it for the energy bill. Almost twice as many as in, aika gold, Munich! And in many German cities, not only the incomes are higher, but energy prices are lower than ours.

Current example: The model bill is based on a two-person household that used in the year 3000 KWh. Tariff: basic services (as in all cities). In Leipzig for 769.69 must in the year, or 64.14 a month to be paid - upper midfield. However, use most municipal utility customers more favorable special rates.

Example Gas: basis of calculation was a two-person household, which consumes 10 000 kWh / year. Tariff: basic services. Here Leipzig is the undisputed top. 1007.50 in the year become due. At the other end of the table - Bremen: With just 597 a year.

Example, district heat: here takes a leading position in Leipzig Germany comparison. The Association of Berlin-Brandenburg Housing Company determined on a model object that cost MWh in Leipzig 104.27 would. In Munich the other hand, only 65.83 .

On-demand PICTURE substantiate the Leipzig Stadtwerke their high prices with higher investment in infrastructure - and the lower consumption, partly because the houses better insulated and the counters are more modern. Since the maintenance costs for the technology but are the same as elsewhere, the customer must here "bear proportionately more of those costs."

* 2-person household (O 3000 kWh / year) ** 2-person household (O 10 000 kWh / year) *** Source: IVD, as of Nov. 2008

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