Criticism of ELWG: Wind power in danger from planned top caps!
Criticism of ELWG: Wind power in danger from planned top caps!
Österreich - On July 4, 2025, the draft of the new Electricity Economic Act (ELWG) was sent for an assessment. The IG Windkraft expresses considerable concerns that this draft could cause sustainable damage to the conversion of the energy supply in Austria. Josef Plank, President of IG Windkraft, primarily criticizes the planned top cap in wind power, which is classified as technically incomprehensible and questionable under EU law. This top capacity is an instrument that is intended to limit the maximum feed -in power of energy producers, originally developed for photovoltaic systems in the low -voltage network. In the new ELWG, this instrument should also be used for wind power.
According to Florian Maringer, Managing Director of IG Windkraft that such a top cap could lead to a loss of affordable electricity from wind energy, according to Florian Maringer. This would have affected around 60,000 households last year. Around 8,000 people are currently employed in the wind energy industry in 180 companies that would be threatened by the planned measures in their existence. The IG Windkraft calls for a clear separation between bottleneck management and permanent cap, as well as a legal differentiation according to technology and network level.Reform of the electricity market
Minister of Economics Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer (ÖVP) presented a comprehensive draft for reforming the electricity market at the same time. This reform is overdue under EU law because Austria has to implement central requirements from the EU Energy Package in order to avoid a violation procedure of the EU Commission. The main goal of this reform is to reduce electricity costs, to strengthen the security of supply and to accelerate the energy transition. As part of the reform, energy supply companies must pass price reductions to their customers within six months.
A central point of the reform is the introduction of a nationwide uniform social tariff of six cents net per kilowatt hour up to an annual consumption of 2,900 kilowatt hours. Around 250,000 households should benefit from this regulation. In addition, flexible, time and load-dependent network charges and dynamic power contracts are intended for all households.
concerns and criticism
The planned top cap also affects the feed -in of photovoltaic flow. If the network is impossible, only up to 60 % of the service may be fed in, but only for a few minutes a day. These measures could lead to the feed -in from self -generated electricity becoming more unattractive. Renewable associations and the IG Windkraft express significant concerns about the draft, in particular with regard to possible additional costs for energy suppliers and the loss of planning security.
In the EU comparison, Austria has already taken a remarkable place: the country is currently ranking 6th in the ranking for renewable energies. This position is based on the increase in power generation made of hydropower, wind, photovoltaics and bioenergy initiated by the green electricity law. Austria is aiming to switch its energy supply largely to renewable energy sources by 2040 and pursues the goal of climate neutrality by 2040.
The concerns of IG Windkraft and other actors illustrate how important cooperation and careful legislation in the area of renewable energies are for the future of energy supply in Austria. Plank and Maringer appeal to the federal government of consulting economic expertise in order not to endanger the business location and create the necessary framework conditions for the energy transition.
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