Implement the interim consumption information (uVI) in compliance with the HKVO.

Interim consumption information serves to inform consumers. The legislator's compelling premise is that climate protection and CO₂ reduction are only possible if both building owners and consumers are informed about how much and for what purpose they consume heating energy and hot water. Heating bills can only provide this information at excessively long annual intervals. Therefore, for wirelessly readable meters, Minol offers interim consumption information, known as uVI, in addition to the annual reading and billing. This interim consumption information allows residents to:

• react more quickly to high consumption and thus optimize their own energy and water consumption,
• This saves costs and contributes to environmental protection.
• to understand the impact of their own consumption behavior more quickly and
• Greater transparency is achieved through comparisons with the previous year and average consumption.

The obligation to provide interim consumption information is in Section 6a Billing and consumption information of the Heating Costs Ordinance The new Heating Costs Ordinance implements the requirements of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, also known as "EED", into German law.

Users, i.e., owner-occupiers and tenants, are entitled to interim consumption information starting from [date]. 1 January 2022 to make available. However, this only applies if suitable remotely readable measuring equipment, such as, for example, Minol Connect available.

No, only the final statement of heating and hot water costs, issued at least every twelve months, fulfills the requirements of the Heating Costs Ordinance. Interim consumption information is intended solely to help homeowners and tenants regularly estimate their consumption. It cannot replace a formal statement of costs, partly because interim consumption information can only indicate consumption trends, not specific amounts.

No, interim consumption data is for informational purposes only. It does not entitle the landlord to immediate demands for additional payments. An annual consumption statement is still required for that.

According to the requirements in § 6a Billing and Consumption Information of the Heating Costs Ordinance, interim consumption information must contain the following details:

• The user's consumption for heating and hot water in the last month in kilowatt hours.
• A comparison of this consumption with the consumption of the previous month and the same month of the previous year.
• A comparison with a standardized average user.

Minol's consumption information naturally meets all these requirements.