Ukrainians must pay utility bills even during the war. Residents of apartment buildings pay for all consumed heat energy entering the house. Moreover, regardless of whether there is a common house meter or not. The publication "

How is heat consumption calculated in public places.

Common areas in an apartment building are stairwells, elevator shafts, corridors, attics, basements, barns and other premises.

According to the order of the Ministry of Regional Development No. 358 “On Amendments to the Methodology for Distributing the Volumes of Utilities Consumed in the Building between Consumers”, the amount of heat energy attributable to common areas can be calculated in three ways:.

according to the indicators of the general house counter;

calculation method according to the rate of consumption of thermal energy;

based on the data recorded in the design documentation of the building or based on the results of an energy audit.

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What to do if there is no data on the area of \u200b\u200bcommon areas.

In the absence of data on the area of \u200b\u200bplaces of common use, the volume of heat energy is calculated in a simplified way as a share of the volume of heat consumption of the whole house:.

for 1-5 storey building - 25%;

for 6-10 storey building - 20%;

for a building above 10 floors - 15%;

for buildings with a combined number of storeys - the percentage determined as the arithmetic mean of the above percentages, depending on the number of storeys of the parts of the building.

If one of the neighbors has individual heating, the calculated amount of heat energy is additionally adjusted using a coefficient that takes into account the area of \u200b\u200bsuch premises. In addition, there is also a charge for the risers in the apartment..

All formulas by which calculations are made are in the Methodology. At the same time, any consumer has the right to apply to the service provider with a request to provide a reasonable calculation of the amount of payment - both for heating personal square meters and for heating common areas.

Earlier we wrote whether utility bills increased in Ukraine in 2023.