Prices – Monthly Heating Property
District heating energy and basic fees starting from July 1st, 2024.
Basic price from Jan 1, 2024
The basic price is a monthly fee primarily based on the property's usage capacity. The usage capacity is determined by the maximum daily average power consumption measured between October 1 and March 31 of the previous 36 months.
The basic price also takes into account the customer-specific energy efficiency effect, which is determined based on the average temperature of the district heating water returning from the property. If the coefficient is 1, it does not affect the basic price.
The basic price is reviewed once a year and the changes take effect on July 1.
| Usage power | Basic price per year (VAT 0%) |
|---|---|
| 0–87 kW | 74 €/kW (minimum 706 €/year) |
| 87 kW | 6 438 € |
| 87–210 kW | 6,438 + 55 €/kW for the exceeding share |
| 210 kW | 13 203 € |
| 210–650 kW | 13,203 € + 32 €/kW for the exceeding share |
| 650 kW | 27 283 € |
| Over 650 kW | 27,283 € + 24 €/kW for the exceeding share |
Examples of the calculation formula are provided below.
Basic price
Enter usage power to see estimated yearly basic price. If only the design power is known, the usage power can be estimated at 55% of the design power. Entering the temperature of return water refines the estimate.
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Example prices
Large 80-apartment building
The building area is about 6,700 m2. The energy used to heat the premises and domestic hot water annually is 600 MWh. The usage power is 180 kW and the energy efficiency effect is 1.00. In this case, district heating costs are:
• Basic price approximately 11,500 € /year
• Energy price on average 49,200 € /year
• Total charges on average 60,700 €/year
Prices are based on the 1.1.2024 price list (VAT 0%)
Energy efficiency effect
The basic price also takes into account the property-specific energy efficiency effect, which is determined based on the average value of hourly measurements taken between October 1 and March 31 of the previous 36 months for the return temperature of district heating water.
The energy efficiency effect is the coefficient used in the basic price calculation and varies between 0.7-1.6. For most properties, the coefficient is 1.00, which means that the average return temperature is between 35-45 °C. The effect of one degree on the energy efficiency effect is 0.02 between 20-35 °C and 0.03 between 45-65 °C.
Usage Power and Energy efficiency effect take into account 2 decimal places.
Usage power between 0 - 87 kW
Example: Usage power 50.00 kW and Energy efficiency effect 1.00
(50 kW * €74/kW) * 1.00 = € 3,700/year
Usage power between 87 - 210 kW
Example: Usage power 100.00 kW and Energy efficiency effect 1.10
[ € 6,438 + (100-87) kW * €55/kW ] * 1.10 = € 7,868/year
Usage power between 210 - 650 kW
Example: Usage power 500.00 kW and Energy efficiency effect 0.90
[ € 13,203 + (500-210) kW * €32/kW ] * 0.90 = € 20,235/year
Usage power over 650 kW
Example: Usage power 1000.00 kW and Energy efficiency effect 1.00
[ € 27,283 + (1000-650) kW * € 24/kW ] * 1.00 = € 35,683/year
Other prices
When ordering a district heating connection, we will bring the district heating pipe to the district heating meter. Additionally, we will review the contractor's installation plan and inspect the equipment before commissioning.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| District heating advice | Free |
| Service for equipment renewal | Free |
| Consumption monitoring service | Free |
| Additional services | See price list |
Approximately 10-40% of a property's heat consumption is used for heating domestic hot water. The district heating bill shows the actual energy consumption in which the energy used for water heating is not separated. However, you can estimate the proportion of the payment used for heated hot water as follows:
If necessary, you can estimate the consumption of warm hot water by multiplying the hot water consumption by the general average of 0.4. Multiply the consumption of warm hot water (m³) by the average price of heating water, which is based on the average of Helen's energy prices €4.01/m³ (assuming that warm water is used evenly throughout the year, from the price list of 1.1.2024 of €69/MWh * 0.058MWh/m³). The price for 2023 was €4.09/m³. The estimated payment does not include value-added tax (VAT), and for payment including a 25.5% VAT, multiply the estimated payment by a factor of 1.255. The estimated payment does not take into account the basic fee of district heating.
The impact of warm hot water on the energy fee (VAT 0%) = hot water consumption (m³) * 0.4 * €4.01/m³
A separate sub-meter can also be installed in the property for warm domestic water, which provides accurate measurement data on the cost of warm domestic water.
Eco Heat Bio
By upgrading your property's heating to Eco Heat Bio, you can concretely reduce your property's carbon footprint and promote the production of local and renewable energy. Eco Heat Bio is produced with renewable, wood-based biomass that is sourced from certified providers and is verified by origin certificates.
2,90 €/MWh (VAT 0 %)
Eco Heat Flow
By upgrading your heating to Eco Heat Flow, you can concretely reduce your property's carbon footprint and promote the production of local and CO2-free energy. Eco Heat Flow is produced in Helen's heat pump facilities. The origin of the heat is verified with the renewable heat and waste heat origin certificates granted by the Energy Authority.
5,90 €/MWh (VAT 0 %)