Gas and heating : how to estimate your budget?

Estimate heating or cooking consumption based on readings and the energy contract.

Prepare your estimate

To be gathered to cost this item

  • annual kWh and heated surface.
  • Price per kWh and annual subscription excluding VAT.
  • Cooking, production or heating equipment used.

To be checked to avoid omissions and duplicates

  • For gas, use the kWh from the bill after conversion, not the m³ from the meter.
  • The budget is smoothed over the year; actual disbursements are often seasonal.
  • Do not count here heating already included in the rent or electricity.

Items that may already cover this expense

Check the scope of these items before adding an amount; each expense must only be counted once.

Use this estimate in your business plan

Monthly expenses

Add this item to operating expenses if its amount is not already included in another line. For a one-off expense, use a zero monthly base and an override in the planned month.

If you have premises and bear these costs.

An annual estimate is spread over twelve months. Adjust the monthly schedule for one-off expenses, seasonality and planned due dates.

Guide updated on 14 October 2026. Parameters must come from your quotes, contracts or documented assumptions.

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Calculate the monthly budget

Estimate heating or cooking consumption based on readings and the energy contract.

Enter the parameters to calculate the budget. Zero means zero expense.

Fictitious example: 80 m² × 100 kWh/m²/year × 0.20 €/kWh + 240 € annual subscription = 1,840 € per year, or 153.33 € per month. These parameters are not industry averages.

The budget is distributed at a fixed amount each month. It does not automatically track turnover, headcount, seasons or annual deadlines. It must be recalculated after modifying these assumptions.

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