{
  "id": 17767071,
  "title": "Heating systems: heat pump or infrared heating - when does what make sense?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/heizungen-warmepumpe-oder-infrarotheizung-wann-lohnt-sich-was",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-02T07:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/energie/heizungen-waermepumpe-oder-infrarotheizung-wann-lohnt-sich-was-01/100264971.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The wholesale price of European natural gas has risen to over 100 euros per megawatt-hour, more than tripling since February. Germany's gas storage facilities are unusually empty, and prices are expected to rise further if demand increases this winter. As a result, alternatives to gas heating are being considered, with electricity seen as a secure choice due to the dampening effect of renewable energy on prices. Experts are evaluating the viability of infrared heaters as a cheaper option to heat with electricity, with some arguing they can be economically superior to heat pumps in certain cases.",
  "summary": "Heating with electricity is on the trend: infrared heaters are significantly cheaper to install than heat pumps, but they work less efficiently. Two experts explain when which heating system pays off.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}