Features of the calculation of the cost of utilities. Why do we pay for heating all year round

Incoming payment receipts for heat supply services often baffle with their large amounts payable. In practice, it is very difficult to check the relevance of these figures, since each management company develops individual tariffs for the population. In this case, you need to know how payment for heating is carried out: the procedure for accrual and calculation.

Legislative basis for heating calculation

First of all, it is necessary to find out on what grounds the calculations for heat supply are performed. To do this, you should study the law on payment of heating. His latest edition- No. 354 of 05/06/2011. In its paragraphs, the procedure for calculating payment is described in detail.

Compared to the old version, the procedure for calculating amounts for the services provided, as well as the forms for concluding an agreement and receipts, have undergone a change. The consumer, before calculating the surcharge for heating, needs to find out the type of arrangement of his residential building:

A common house metering device for consumed thermal energy has been installed, but there are none in the apartments;
Along with the common house meter, an individual energy meter is installed in the apartment;
There are no devices for monitoring the amount of consumed heat energy in the house.

Only then can you find out how the payment for heating is calculated. In addition, according to Decree No. 354, payment for consumed thermal energy It is divided into two types - for a specific dwelling and as a general house needs. The latter include heating stairwells, basements and attics of buildings. Therefore, before calculating the payment for heating, you should ask the management company for the total area of these premises, as well as the tariff for maintaining the desired temperature level in them.

The same information should be displayed in the received receipts - there will be 2 points for payment, which will give the final amount. Usually, the norms for payment for heating non-residential premises are higher than those for residential ones. But when dividing the total amount for all apartments in the house, their bleed in the receipt decreases.

Since payment for heating residential and non-residential premises is considered, it is necessary that this information be written in the contract with the management company.

District heating - calculation options

Currently, there are no uniform tariffs according to which utility bills for heating would be paid. Instead, there are recommendations and rules for the formation of the cost of services by management companies responsible for the heat supply of residential buildings. The calculation method directly depends on the heat meters installed in the house or apartment.

In addition, the size of the amount is affected by the climatic features of the region, the degree of wear and tear of equipment, as well as the thermal insulation of the house. These factors are taken into account when maintaining the desired temperature level in the residential and non-residential premises of the building.

Those. the lower the efficiency of the system, the higher the payment for heating all year round. Consider the main options for calculating the cost of heat supply services according to the latest methods regulated at the legislative level.

In some cases, several heating risers can pass through one apartment. Installing a meter for each of them is a costly undertaking. Then it is best to install a common house heat meter.

Calculation of heating with a common house meter

If a heat energy meter is installed in the house, the management company is obliged to perform calculations according to a certain formula. In this case, the procedure for calculating payment for heating should consist of several points.

First of all, it is necessary to agree on the total area of the building and the specific apartment for which the calculation is performed. Then the following actions are performed:

Reconciliation of readings of a common house meter at the beginning and end of the payment period. The difference will be the total energy consumption of the house. Thus, it is possible to correctly calculate the payment for heating an apartment or non-residential premises;
Calculate the ratio of the total area of the apartment to the same indicator for the house;
Find out the tariff for payment of thermal energy from the management company.

Further calculation of payment for heating is carried out according to the following formula:

P=V*(Tk/Td)*K

Where R- planned amount to be paid, V- the amount of heat energy consumed during the period, Tk And Td- the area of the apartment and the house, TO- apartment heating tariff.

As an example, you can calculate the payment for heating for an apartment with a total area of 43 m², located in a house with 7000 m². The total heat consumption was 85 Gcal. For Voronezh, the average tariff is 1371 R/Gcal. Then, according to the norms of payment for heating total amount will be:

P \u003d 85 * (43/7000) * 1371 \u003d 715 rubles.

But besides this, a system of norms for payment for heating was introduced. It is used in the absence of individual heat meters. The average norm W for residential premises is currently from 0.022 to 0.03 Gcal/m² per month. Then the calculation to calculate the payment for heating is necessary according to the following formula:

P \u003d Tk * W * K

Let's assume W=0.027. In this case, the payment will be:

P \u003d 43 * 0.027 * 1371 \u003d 1591 rubles.

It is by this formula that all management companies prefer to make calculations.

When drawing up a contract for heat supply, it is necessary to check the calculation method. In practice, management companies do not always provide it.

Calculation of heating with a common house meter and individual metering devices

The situation is much simpler when the apartment has a heat meter. In this case, you just need to multiply the meter reading by the tariff of the management company.

Bearing in mind that it is possible different interpretation law on payment for heating - special attention should be paid to tariffs. The difference in prices between different providers of this service can be as high as 30%. And even if heating is paid for by an individual meter, a high tariff can negate all attempts to save on current costs.

But in practice, the consumer does not have the opportunity to choose a management company. In particular this applies apartment buildings. Therefore, when a verification calculation of payment for heating is made according to an individual heat meter, current tariffs have to be applied.

However, in addition to the cost of the service for energy consumption in residential premises, it is necessary to take into account the costs of general house heating. First, the amount of thermal energy spent on this type of heat supply is calculated. To do this, you need to use the formula:

V=N*S*(Tk/Td)

Where V– the share of the owner of the apartment to pay for common house heating, N– consumption standards for payment for general house heating, S- the total area of the premises belonging to this category, Tk And Td- the area of the apartment and the house.

At present, the N indicator is 0.016 Gcal/m². For an example of calculating payment for general house heating, it can be assumed that the area of non-residential premises in the house is 500 m². Then the owner of the apartment must pay the following heat consumption for their heating:

V=0.06*500(43/7000)=0.18 Gcal

Then you need to multiply the result by the tariff from the service provider. In most cases, in the general calculation of payment for heating, this part takes from 5% to 15%.

How to reduce current heating costs

Given the ever-increasing tariffs for housing and communal services for heat supply, the issue of reducing these costs becomes only more relevant every year. The problem of reducing costs lies in the specifics of the operation of a centralized system.

How to reduce heating bills and still provide proper level space heating? First of all, you need to learn that conventional heating systems do not work for central heating. effective ways reduction of heat losses. Those. if the facade of the house was insulated, the window structures were replaced with new ones - the amount of payment will remain the same.

The only way to reduce heating costs is to install individual heat meters. However, you may encounter the following problems:

A large number of thermal risers in the apartment. Currently, the average cost of installing a heating meter ranges from 18 to 25 thousand rubles. In order to calculate the cost of heating for an individual device, they must be installed on each riser;
Difficulty in obtaining permission to install a meter. For this you need to get specifications and on their basis to choose the optimal model of the device;
In order to make timely payment for heat supply according to an individual meter, it is necessary to periodically send them for verification. To do this, dismantling and subsequent installation of the device that has passed verification is performed. This also entails additional costs.

But despite these factors, the installation of a heat meter will ultimately lead to a significant reduction in payment for heat supply services. If the house has a scheme with several heat risers passing through each apartment, you can install a common house meter. In this case, the cost reduction will not be so significant.

When calculating payment for heating according to a common house meter, it is not the amount of heat received that is taken into account, but the difference between it and in the return pipe of the system. This is the most acceptable open method formation of the final cost of the service. In addition, by choosing the optimal model of the device, you can further improve the heating system of the house according to the following indicators:

The ability to regulate the amount of heat energy consumed in the building, depending on external factors– outdoor temperature;
A transparent way to calculate payment for heating. However, in this case, the total amount is distributed among all apartments in the house depending on their area, and not on the amount of thermal energy that came to each room.

In addition, only representatives of the management company can deal with the maintenance and configuration of the common house meter. However, residents have the right to demand all the necessary reporting for reconciliation of completed and accrued utility bills for heat supply.

In addition to installing a heat meter, it is necessary to install a modern mixing unit to regulate the degree of heating of the coolant included in the heating system of the house.

Questions about paying for heating services

In addition to the lack of transparency in the procedure for calculating payment for heating, there are still a number of problems associated with district heating. In most cases, they consist in the quality of the services provided, the legitimacy of charging year-round fees, as well as the methods for calculating payment for electric heating.

Alas, but in the law on payment for services central heating most of it is devoted to settlements and possible compensation for poor quality services. It is extremely difficult to get the latter due to paperwork. Consider the main problems of district heating and how to solve them.

Year-round or seasonal payment for heating services

Over the past five to seven years, there has been new form charging the cost of services for district heating. heating payment in summer period has become common practice. But how convenient is it for the consumer and legal in terms of legislation?

The problem is that the average consumer cannot choose whether to pay for heat supply all year round or only during the heating season. The decision on this is made only between the management company and the heat supply organization. In rare cases, it is possible to change the payment schedule in agreement with the HOA or housing cooperative.

What are the features of payment for heating in the summer?

Inability to control the relevance of the fee charged. For its formation, the management company uses a lot of intricate and complex methods;
Uniform financial burden on the consumer. The cost of heat supply services in summer and winter period always the same. Those. expenses in February will be the same as in August;
The possibility of making a decision on seasonal payment for heat supply in the presence of heating meters.

It is because of the last point that residents of apartment buildings prefer to install a common heat meter.

Summing up the total cost of seasonal and year-round payment, you can see that the smaller amount will be in the first case.

Payment for gas and electric heating

If possible, many apartment owners try to disconnect from the central heating supply. Alternatively, autonomous systems are made with gas or electric boilers.

In practice, one can face many problems when organizing such heat supply systems. The main one is not to pay for electric heating, but to obtain permission for its arrangement. And even after the legal installation of the equipment, the following difficulties may arise:

Payment for gas heating will be charged on a general basis. Before this, it is mandatory to install a gas meter for consumed gas;
Additionally, you will need to pay for heating associated with the common premises. The procedure for its calculation was described above;
It is impossible to connect the boiler to the central heating system, having previously disconnected from it. This will open the common house circuit.

There is a possibility of savings in the organization of electric heating. It consists in providing a preferential tariff by the electricity supplier. But it can only be applied if the house does not have a gas main. If it is available, the cost of electricity supply services will be calculated on a general basis.

How else can you save money on central heating bills? One possibility is to provide incentives or subsidies. However, these have been extremely difficult to obtain lately. To do this, you will need to collect a lot of documents, and confirm your requirements for a reduction in payment. utilities, including heat supply.

When planning the heating system of our house, we face the question of how to correctly calculate the heating. And the calculation in this case has two aspects: on the one hand, it is necessary to find out which devices should be installed to maintain a comfortable microclimate in the room, and on the other hand, to calculate the amount that will need to be spent on paying for services.

Heating of a private house

Boiler type and power

If we are planning the construction or reconstruction of a private house, then one of the most important design points is the choice of a boiler that is optimal in terms of power. If you install an insufficiently productive boiler, then in the cold season it will work in forced mode, which will lead to its rapid wear. On the other hand, we also don’t want to pay for the power we don’t need!

Note! The use of a boiler with excess power leads to an increase in energy consumption by 20-30%

The first thing to decide - this is the type of the boiler itself:

Solid fuel- relatively inexpensive and economical, but have some inconvenience in operation. Such inconveniences include, for example, the need for periodic refueling (in hard frost- up to 3-4 times a day).
Liquid fuel– have quite acceptable performance characteristics, but a large number of toxic products of combustion makes their use insufficiently environmentally friendly.
Electrical- quite effective and easy to use. The main disadvantage of such boilers is the high cost of electricity.
Gas- the preferred option for most parameters, including ease of use and economical use of energy resources. The key disadvantage is the high price of the equipment itself and dependence on the presence of a gas pipeline.

Regardless of the type of installation used to heat the house, it is necessary to choose its optimal performance.

There is a fairly simple formula to calculate it:

Wcat \u003d Wud * S / 10

In this case:

Wkot - the minimum allowable power of the boiler.
Wsp is an indicator of specific power per 10 square meters.
S is the area of the heated room.

Note! Specific power is normative indicator and differs in different regions. So in Moscow and the Moscow region, this parameter is 1-1.2, in northern regions can reach 2, and in the south it is 0.7-0.9.

Calculation of radiators

In addition to the boiler itself, it is also necessary to produce. Below we will tell you how the heating of the main area of \u200b\u200bour house is calculated.

The following formula is used to calculate the number of batteries:

W=S*h*41

W is the power of the radiators, sufficient to provide comfortable temperature in room.
S is the area of the room.
H - height from the floor to the ceiling (excluding suspended structures).
41 - the rate of consumption of thermal energy per cubic meter of internal volume.

The result of the calculation using this formula is the total power installed radiators. We divide the resulting figure by the heat transfer of one section of the battery (the instructions for the radiator should contain this information), and we get required amount sections. To provide best heating The resulting number is best rounded up!

Naturally, after completing all the calculations, it is necessary to select the optimal models of radiators and install them in such a way that heat losses are minimal. The technology for installing heating radiators is clearly demonstrated in the video tutorials that are posted on our portal.

Pay calculation

Payment without a common house meter

Not less than important point is the calculation of payment for the heat supply of your apartment. According to Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 354 "On the provision of public services ..." heating payment includes:

Payment for heating provided in your apartment.
Payment for heating of common premises.

The calculation technology depends on whether your house is equipped with heat meters. In our article, we will consider both options, which will allow you to do the calculations yourself in any situation.

So, how is the heating tariff calculated in a house in which a common meter is not installed?

Payment for heating the apartment itself, in which an individual heating meter is installed, is made according to the formula:

P i = V i * T k, where:

V i - the amount of heat consumed according to the indicators of the individual metering device.

For example, the meter showed that you spent 1.5 gigacalories of heat in a month. In this case, the total will be:

1.5 * 1400 (heating tariff) = 2100 r.

If there is no counter, then another formula is used:

P i = S i * N t * T t , where:

S i - room area
N t - consumption standard
T t - tariff set for the region

In this case, the calculation example looks like this:

The consumption standard is 0.025 Gcal per square meter.
The area of the apartment is 75 square meters.
Tariff - 1400 rubles.

As a result, we have:

77 * 0.0025 * 1400 \u003d 2,625 rubles.

As you can see, a careful calculation shows the effectiveness of installing a heating meter in each apartment, because the savings are very significant.

P i = V i * T k, where:

V i - the amount of heat provided for general house needs for the reporting period.
T k is the tariff established by law.

For example, if 1 gigacalorie was spent on general heating, then the cost of payment will be 1400 rubles.

With installed individual metering devices: 2100 \u003d 1400 \u003d 3500 rubles.
Without individual counters: 2625 = 1400 = 4025 rubles.

Payment with a public meter

If a common metering device is installed in the house, then the calculation of individually consumed thermal energy is calculated as follows:

P i \u003d V d * S i /S d *T t, where:

V d - the amount of heat consumed for the period according to the indicators of the general house heating meter.
S i is the area of the apartment.
S d - the area of \u200b\u200ball the premises that make up the house (including residential, non-residential and utility).
T t is the tariff set in your region.

Payment for space heating common use produced by the same formula as in the previous case.

Another way is to use utility calculators. Today there are several such calculators, and the data obtained as a result of their application provide sufficient accuracy of calculations.

In our article, we showed how calculations are performed required power heating boilers and radiators to heat your home, as well as clearly demonstrated how to calculate the tariff for heating an apartment in different situations. We hope that the formulas and examples given here will be useful, because strict accounting is the most important condition for reducing costs!

Most apartment buildings in our country have central gas heating, for which each owner of square meters receives bills. Of course, it is worth trusting the information in the receipt, but it is advisable to double-check the correctness of the calculations in order to completely eliminate the possibility of error. The problem is that many landlords simply don't know how to do it. Let's take a look at this important issue!

How to calculate the cost of heating in an apartment?

The calculation algorithm is completely determined by the method of heating the house and the available heating devices. Equipment options for the construction of metering devices can be completely different:

There is only one meter installed for the whole house, and separate apartments And non-residential premises metering devices are not provided.
There is a common meter, but some apartments and premises are also equipped with individual devices.
There is no meter in the house, but metering devices are available in some apartments.

Before proceeding with the calculation of heating, it is necessary to find out which of the methods for accounting for consumed gas is used in the house. Without this information, further actions are simply impossible.

How to calculate the payment for heating in an apartment according to a common meter for the whole house?

In order for our calculations to be visual, it is necessary to take some data as an example. Let's say that the metering device in the house showed a consumption of 300 Gcal. The area of the most multi-storey building is 8500 m². The apartment in question has an area of 80 m². Let's take the tariff for consumed electricity as 1500 rubles/1 Gcal.

First, we will learn how to calculate the heating by the area of the apartment, for this we will use the following scheme: (300*80/8500)*1500 =4235 RUB. This amount will be the first in the receipt, since it is the payment for heating in the apartment.

However, let's not forget about non-residential premises, for the heating of which the costs are distributed among the residents. Let's pretend that living space is 7000 m². Then the calculations will be as follows: 300*(1-7000/8500)*80/7000=0.6051 Gcal. Converting to cash equivalent: 0.6051 * 1500 \u003d 908 rubles.

The total amount of the receipt in this case will be: 4235+908=5143 rub.

How to calculate heating according to the meter in the apartment?

Imagine that some apartments, as well as non-residential premises, are equipped with meters. According to available metering devices, 15 Gcal was spent on heating a non-residential area, and 10 Gcal for other apartments. The needs of hot water supply accounted for 40 Gcal.

First, find out how much heat fell on our square meters:

if there is a meter, we take readings and multiply by the current tariff: 2*1500=3000 rub.
in the absence of a meter, the rate of heat consumption per 1 m² is taken into account, which is 0.03 Gcal: 0.03*80*1500=3600 rub.

Now you need to find out how much will go in addition. The following diagram will help us with this: 300-15-7000*0.03-10-40)*80/7000=0.2857 Gcal. Converting to rubles: 0.2857 * 1500 \u003d 429 rubles.

3000+429=3429 rub.
3600+429=4029 rub.

How to correctly calculate the heating in an apartment without a common meter?

In this case, the presence of a meter in the dwelling also has great importance. The first step is still to determine the cost of heating the apartment:

with counter: 2*1500=3000 rub.
without counter: 0.03*80*1500=3600 rub.

Now we need to know the amount for the needs of the house, and this requires information about the area of \u200b\u200bcommon property. Let's say it is 200 m², then the calculation will be as follows: 0.03*200*80/7000=0.0686 Gcal. In money: 0.0686 * 1500 \u003d 103 rubles.

The total invoice amount will be:

in the presence of an individual device: 3000+103=3103 rub.
in the absence of a meter in the apartment: 3600+103=3703 rub.

As you can see from the calculations, the apartment meter significantly reduces the payment for thermal energy, so you should think about installing an individual meter. This will not only save your cash, but also allows you to fully control the process of accruals.

How to calculate heating batteries for an apartment?

When choosing radiators for a home, it is very important to make the right calculation, otherwise the apartment will be constantly hot or cold. Only specialists can provide the most accurate data, however, the required number of sections can also be calculated independently. There is a simplified method that allows you to obtain data with a minimum error.

First, we need to find out how much thermal power is required to fully heat 1 m²:

at standard height room with only one window opening and one outer wall 100 W will be enough;
in the presence of two external walls, one window opening and a standard ceiling height, 120 W should be taken into account;
at two window openings, the same number of external walls and standard ceilings take 130 watts.

If the room boasts a height of more than 3 meters or the presence large windows, then the value obtained in the calculations must be multiplied by a correction factor of 1.1.

How to calculate heating radiators for an apartment using an example?

Suppose we have a room of 30 m² with two outer walls and one window opening. The height of the ceilings is 3.3 meters. The choice fell on bimetal heating batteries, the power of one section of which is 220 W (according to data from the model passport). It is necessary to find out how many fins we need to heat the existing room.

First, we find out the total heat output for the existing room: 30*120*1.1=3960W.
Now we divide the result by the power of one section of the heater: 3960/220=18 sections.

If we have two windows, then under each of them it is necessary to place a heating radiator with 9 sections. This approach will help reduce heat loss and increase heating efficiency. We do the same calculation for each room in the apartment.

As you can see, the correct calculation of heating in an apartment is not so difficult task, with which it is quite possible to cope on their own. The main thing is to approach the issue with maximum responsibility and seriousness!

Heating costs are growing every year, and many consumers are interested in what they pay for and why the numbers in the bill are getting bigger. The cost of heating is calculated according to the norm of heat consumption, and in apartment buildings it depends on the heated area and on general house expenses.

Each consumer should know how the calculation of heating fees is carried out according to the standard in order to be able to control the fairness of charges in the management company.

The amount of the heating fee depends on various factors.

In Russia, there are two main documents that are used to calculate heating fees. The first of these is the Government Decree No. 354 dated 06.05.11. It regulates the rules for the provision of public services to residents of apartment buildings. This document became an alternative to government decree No. 307 of May 23, 2006, but in practice the old decree is still in effect.

The decision on which rules are used to calculate payments is made at the local level, the region chooses for itself best option. There is a very important difference between them: according to the Rules established in Decree No. 354, payment for heating is charged only for the duration of heating season rather than spread over the entire year. On the one hand, this simplified the calculation method, on the other hand, it led to an increase in the financial burden on the consumer.

According to the new rules, from October to May, it rises sharply, as it begins to include the cost of heating. Many consumers find it difficult to pay increased bills, which leads to increased debt. According to the traditional method established in the rules. Decree No. 307, consumers throughout the year pay approximately the same amount for an apartment, and it is adjusted taking into account overall growth tariffs.

The amount of payment for heat depends on the installed common house meter, the presence of heat meters in apartments, as well as the presence of distribution sensors in residential and non-residential premises.

Calculation of the fee with an uninstalled common house meter

A common house meter saves

If apartment house not equipped with a common building, the heating fee is calculated based on three main factors:

heating standard. This is the number of gigacalories that is required to heat one square meter to the required temperatures. meters of area. Each region sets its own standard depending on climatic conditions.
heating tariff. This is the cost of one gigacalorie of heat, set for a given region.
The size of the heated area. In an apartment building, it does not include the area of \u200b\u200bthe loggia or balcony.

Thus, the calculation of the heating fee in this case is carried out according to a relatively simple formula:
The amount of the fee = standard * tariff *, the standard and the tariff are set by the regional authorities.

The total cost of heat does not depend on the number of calories of heat energy actually consumed, so this method of calculation is used less and less. Now a campaign is underway throughout Russia to improve the energy efficiency of heat supply, so heat meters are being actively installed.

Calculation of the fee with the installed common house meter

A more common situation today is that a common house has been installed in an apartment building, while there are no individual heat consumption meters in the apartments, engineering communications in many houses are such that it is simply impossible to include individual meters in the heating system, and each consumer does not have the opportunity to independently increase or decrease heating. In this case, the calculation is based on four main parameters:

The total amount of heat energy consumed by the house is determined by the readings of the common house meter. Its installation allows you not to pay for the heat lost along the road due to uninsulated heating mains and other problems of heating networks.
The heated area of the consumer's apartment or non-residential premises.
The total heated area of the building. All residential premises are taken into account, as well as entrances, attached shops connected to a common heating system, etc.
The statutory tariff for thermal energy. Tariffs are determined by local authorities.

The calculation formula is as follows: Payment for heat = total volume * area of the apartment / area of the house * established tariff. Thus, the distribution of fees becomes more equitable, since each house actually pays only for itself.

However, even in this case, the calculation system is not ideal: since consumers do not have the ability to control heat consumption, it is often necessary to simply “heat the street”, releasing heat outside due to its excess. However, you still have to pay for it in full. Because of this, more and more popular is becoming more modern version calculation with individual counters.

Calculation of fees with installed individual meters

An individual meter allows you to pay for the actual heat consumed

If individual heat consumption meters are installed in all apartments, the calculation becomes more complicated, but in the end the consumer pays for the energy actually used, and this option turns out to be the most profitable. The following parameters are taken into account in the calculation:

The amount of heat consumed by one residential or non-residential premises is determined by the readings of an individual meter. At least 95% of the premises in the building must be equipped with metering devices.
The amount of heat consumed by the whole house is taken into account on the basis of the indications of the general house meter.
The area of the apartment for which the heating charge is calculated.
The total heated area of the house. Includes residential and non-residential premises.
Government-established tariff for thermal energy.

All these parameters are taken into account when calculating according to the following formula: Fee = (individual heat + total heat * apartment area / total area) * tariff.

From the readings of the common house meter, the sum of the readings of individual meters is subtracted, and the remainder is divided among all consumers. Thus, the residents of the house pay for the heating of the entrance and other premises on their own. general purpose, however, the main calculation is carried out precisely on the basis of individual counters.

This allows you to significantly reduce on heating, as you do not have to pay for worn-out networks and endless utility breakdowns. And yet, the option with individual meters is not always possible to implement: most often a common house meter is installed in the house, and as a result, residents still have to partially pay for each other. This also causes difficulties in the fight against debtors: they cannot be disconnected from a single heating system, and as a result, they continue to use the heat paid for by other people.

The procedure for calculating payment for heat according to the rules of 2006

According to the rules, every year a recalculation must be carried out.

If payment for heat is charged according to the old rules, and a common house meter is installed in the house, then the final figures in consumer receipts will depend on how much heat the apartment building consumed during the past year.

This value is divided by the total area of the building, and is taken into account as residential apartments and non-residential premises such as offices and shops. The result is the amount of heat per 1 sq. square meter, it is divided into 12 months.

After that, the resulting average monthly energy consumption is multiplied by the tariff approved by the local government. The resulting value must be multiplied by the area of \u200b\u200bthe apartment. Calculation example based on 2011 tariffs for Izhevsk. According to the general house meter, the total amount of thermal energy consumed in one year amounted to 990 gigacalories.

The total area of all apartments in the house and common areas is 5500 meters. After the calculation, it turns out that during the year per 1 sq. meter spent 0.015 gigacalories per month. The resulting average monthly volume is multiplied by the cost of 1 gigacalorie of heat at the established rate. 943.60 (tariff) * 0.015 * 1.18 (VAT) = 16.70 rubles per 1 sq. meter of heated area.

The resulting value must be multiplied by the area of \u200b\u200beach particular apartment. If, for example, it is 45 sq. meters, then the total monthly cost of heating will be 751.5 rubles per month. It is this figure that residents will see in their bills throughout the year, since it is not the amount of heat spent per month that is taken into account, but the average monthly consumption received at the end of the last year.

How is the payment for heating calculated according to these rules if a common house meter is not installed in the house? In this case, the standard is used - the amount of thermal energy required for heating. For each house, it is determined separately, this information should be in the public domain. When contacting management company tenant apartment building must receive all the information on how the payment for heat is calculated.

According to the rules of Decree No. 307, a recalculation must be carried out in the house every year. It takes into account the amount of heat consumed in the past year, and a new payment is calculated based on it.

If the figures in the payment raise doubts and seem overpriced, he has the right to demand that the recalculation be recalculated. To do this, an application is written and sent to the management company, it must indicate the time for which it is necessary to recalculate. Public utilities do not have the right to refuse to apply, the answer is provided within 4 days. If, after re-calculation, an overpayment is detected, it must be deducted from the amount of the debt for the next month.

Knowing the laws allows you to fight for your rights and seek justice. Regular increase in tariffs creates a serious burden on, so you need to achieve fair accounting for heat losses.

You can find out how the payment for heating is calculated from the video: