Eon threatens legal action over district heating price increases

Essen (energate) - The energy company Eon is facing trouble from consumer watchdogs over its price increases for district heating. The federation of German consumer organisations, VZBV (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband) considers these increases to be unlawful in many supply areas and is therefore seeking a test case against Eon. The weighting of the gas component in the price change clauses is particularly problematic, Ronny Jahn, head of the model complaint team at VZBV, told energate ...