Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Stadtwerke Schwerin increase the gas price by 11.3 cents

Schwerin (dpa/mv) - Gas customers of Stadtwerke Schwerin will receive a hefty price increase on October 1st: The price per kilowatt hour will double for most customers of the "citygas best" tariff by 11.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Stadtwerke Schwerin increase the gas price by 11.3 cents

Schwerin (dpa/mv) - Gas customers of Stadtwerke Schwerin will receive a hefty price increase on October 1st: The price per kilowatt hour will double for most customers of the "citygas best" tariff by 11.35 cents to 22.71 cents, like the company announced on Monday. The basic price remains unchanged.

For an average household with an annual consumption of 20,000 kilowatt hours, the announced price increase would result in additional costs of around EUR 190 gross per month. This corresponds to an increase of 70 percent. For some customers with older price levels whose prices have not been adjusted in the meantime, the increase is correspondingly larger.

For customers with basic supply, a kilowatt hour of gas will also increase by 11.35 cents to 25.66 cents with the basic price remaining the same. With an average consumption of 2000 kilowatt hours per year, additional monthly costs of around 19 euros gross were incurred, which corresponds to an increase of 45 percent.

The gas surcharge of 2.4 cents per kilowatt hour from October 1 is reportedly not included in the prices. Stadtwerke Schwerin would pass on the levy in full to its natural gas customers, it said.