# #HeatPumps in the news

October 27, 2026 at 12:36 PM

> Energy Costs Double as Heating Subsidies Launch · Austria to Lower Heating Subsidy Rates in 2027 · Vienna Commits to Greenpeace Gas Phase-Out Plan

[Energy Costs Double as Heating Subsidies Launch](<https://austriareport.com/article/energy-costs-double-as-heating-subsidies-launch-0ea24202>)
*October 27, 2026 at 12:36 PM* - Experts share efficiency tips and details on new federal grants as household energy prices surge by over 100 percent this October.

[Austria to Lower Heating Subsidy Rates in 2027](<https://austriareport.com/article/austria-to-lower-heating-subsidy-rates-in-2027-baaad84d>)
*October 15, 2026 at 11:34 AM* - Environment Minister Norbert Totschnig announced that heating subsidy rates will drop to 20 percent for new applications from November.

[Vienna Commits to Greenpeace Gas Phase-Out Plan](<https://austriareport.com/article/vienna-commits-to-greenpeace-gas-phase-out-plan-2e318c18>)
*September 25, 2026 at 01:24 PM* - Vienna Climate Councilor Jürgen Czernohorszky signs a declaration to transition the city's heat supply to renewable energy by 2040.