Two new studies by the state-owned development bank KfW and by the German Energy Agency (dena) provided new information on the costs, benefits and results of energy efficient renovations. They show that while the envisaged energy savings are almost always met (dena study), investment costs are high and are not always offset by the energy savings (KfW study). Especially the KfW study received a lot of media coverage over the Easter holidays.
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