Electricity prices explode: 23 percent more costs for households from 2025!
Electricity prices explode: 23 percent more costs for households from 2025!
An upcoming financial shock for Austrian households! From January 2025, network charges for electricity increase by an average of 19 percent, while households even have to expect an increase of 23 percent. The E-Control regulatory commission decided this to compensate for increased investments and falling delivery quantities. According to E-Control, a typical household with an annual consumption of 3,500 kWh will be affected by an additional burden of around 73 euros per year, which corresponds to around 6.10 euros per month, as .
The increase in network charges follows a cost examination in 2023, in which the network operators had to justify their expenses. The e-control stated that during the total costs for financing the networks of 2.5 billion euros in the previous year, the taxes to end consumers also decreased by 5.6 percent this year. This means that the significant costs are distributed to less supplied energy, which further increases the burden on households. The measurement of electricity use for household customers is currently not based on performance, which makes the situation even more complicated, says E-Control board member Wolfgang Urbantschitsch.
in parallel to the increase, there are already 2024 expensive
But that's not all! As early as 2024, there was an increase in the network charges for electricity by over 11 percent and for gas by three percent, such as Consumententen issues . These increases are also due to an increase in investments and a decrease in energy. In 2024, an average household had to expect around 32 euros per year. As a possible solution, experts advise to change the provider because the energy prices have dropped and a change to potential savings can lead to.
For many households, 2025 is thus a financial challenge. The Federal Government has introduced measures to catch the high energy costs, such as the electricity cost brake, but this will not be able to fully compensate for the rising network charges. The future costs remain a central topic for everyone involved, which urgently needs to be addressed.
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