Energy community of St. Pölten: How to save electricity costs!

Energy community of St. Pölten: How to save electricity costs!

The Energie region St. Pölten takes a big step towards sustainable electricity production! As of now, citizens and companies can register for the newly founded energy community, which enables it to generate, use and share solar power directly. "With this initiative, we want to reduce the costs of electricity and promote regional added value," said Mayor Matthias Stadler (SPÖ) during the presentation of the project. In the new Energie region, participants benefit from a full discount of 28 percent to the network costs for the electricity that they relate from the energy community. This was confirmed by Franz Gruber, the head of the Energiewirtschaft division.

energy community for everyone!

The Energie region St. Pölten comprises three clubs that provide the electricity for the Pottenbrunn, Wilhelmsburg and St. Pölten West catchment area. "We no longer get fossil energy from abroad, but produce our electricity on site and can use it at the same time," said spatial planner Matthias Zawichowski, thereby underlining the importance of local energy communities for the region. From May 1, 2025, the first current exchange transactions between members are to take place. Electricity from wind and hydropower will also flow into the community in the future, as it means.

already over 220 local and regional energy communities are available in Lower Austria, and the city of St. Pölten hopes for a lively participation of the population. Interested parties can register quickly and easily via the city's website. This project is open to everyone, including those who do not have their own photovoltaic system. St. Pölten thus shows that energy production and consumption can also work sustainably and jointly. Discover more about the Energie region St. Pölten on orf nope or st. Regional .