Gas prices are falling! Klagenfurt households will soon save up to 175 euros!

Gas prices are falling! Klagenfurt households will soon save up to 175 euros!

The Austrian energy market is still dynamic, especially through the recent developments in gas prices and the promotion of renewable energies. From July 1, 2023, Tigas, the Tyrolean energy supplier, will significantly reduce gas prices. This reduction of the labor price from 7.22 to 6.05 cents per kilowatt hour gross enables an average budget with an annual consumption of 15,000 kWh to save around 175 euros annually. This emphasizes Tigas as a measure in order to compensate for the increases in fees and network charges. In comparison, Vienna demands energy more than Tigas at 7.57 cents per kWh, the offer of which is the cheapest in Austria. Pension security remains guaranteed, since the gas storage facilities were over 87% at the beginning of the year, the information from Kosmo .

In the context of the expansion of renewable energies, however, the discussion about the planned Renewable Gase Act is also in the room. Most of the biogases produced are currently in the generation of electricity and only 15 out of 300 biogas plants feed into the gas network. Tigas sees positive effects of the planned law, which is to reach a biogas share of at least 10% in the gas network by 2030. However, the concrete design of the funding system for the feed -in of biogas and hydrogen is still in parliamentary processing.

regulatory changes and challenges

In addition, the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) is on the agenda, the small amendment of which was recently decided by the Federal Cabinet. These measures belonging to the EEG amendment include a temporary suspension of the highest result of existing biogas plants by the end of 2024 and a flexibility of the Güllebonus, which will be extended until April 30, 2024. Biogas reports of the positive statements at the industry level, among others by Sandra Rostek of the capital office bioenergie, which demands adjustments to the technical requirements for reducing methane emissions.

Overall, Austria's energy system is changing, whereby the proportion of renewable energies in 2023 is 41%, strongly shaped by hydropower and biomass. By 2030, the country is planning to raise the proportion of renewable energies to at least 57%. However, 59% of energy supply is currently based on fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas and oil, which are largely imported. This information comes from energy.gv.at .

A climate -neutral Austria until 2040 is on the agenda as an ambitious goal. Innovative technologies to increase energy efficiency, such as the increase in heat pumps and biomass heating, are central elements for this. In 2023, over 57,000 heat pumps were sold and the sales figures for biomass heating also show an increase. These developments are essential to significantly reduce CO2 emissions and reduce the dependence on fossil fuels. In addition, photovoltaics enables a strong increase in the installed performance, which has grown by 69%, and increases the trend towards the use of renewable energies in Austria.