Thomas Burman got a bit of a shock when he opened the electricity bill from Piteenergi last week.
During "normal" December months, the house and garage, which are heated with the help of a geothermal heat pump, usually cost around SEK 10,000 in electricity costs.
This time the bill exceeded 23,000 and according to Thomas Burman it does not help that Piteenergi offers different installment solutions.
- I don't like it, the debt remains and must be paid forward.
It feels a bit like pissing yourself down, it gets hot first and then cold, says self-employed Thomas Burman.
"I feel like a grant recipient"
On January 9, Energy Minister Ebba Busch (KD) announced that the new electricity subsidy will also cover northern Sweden.
At the time of writing, the support is planned to be paid out sometime in the spring.
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I feel like a forced grant recipient now.
Isn't it better to do something about the cost at once instead of getting a grant to be able to pay the bills?
It feels awful, says Thomas Burman.
Trying to push costs down
He says that it is a borderline case if the family is in power with similarly high costs in the future.
He has tried to reduce consumption by lowering the temperature in the garage and the house to 19 degrees.
- I hardly dare to say this, but I almost hope that the greenhouse effect hits harder up here.
Thomas Burman has also checked all elements, turns off lights and showers every three days.
- I think we should be rewarded up here.
We are colder than in Skåne and we produce an awful lot of electricity.
I don't understand why we should have these prices.