East Tyrol covers electricity requirements sustainably: district homes benefit!

East Tyrol covers electricity requirements sustainably: district homes benefit!

In East Tyrol, an innovative approach to the use of renewable energies is shown that supports both the local community and the environment. According to Dolomitenstadt , the district talent homes have successfully covered 40 to 50 percent of their daily electricity requirements with regionally generated electricity. This initiative is part of a larger project that the "EEG/BEG Smart Energy Austria" association created in August 2024.

By founding renewable energy communities (EEG) and citizens' energy communities (BEG), it will enable members to act energies over larger geographical distances. Bertram Steiner, the chairman of the association, describes how his daughter in Vienna benefits from cheaper electricity. The BEG is aimed at trade, industrial companies and private individuals and enables access to domestic green electricity across Austria.

Integration of the district talent homes

The four district talent homes in Lienz, Nußdorf-Debant, Matrei and Sillian used around 1.800,000 kWh of electricity a year, with delivery carried out exclusively via the provider Tiwag by May 2024. Since then, BEG has supplied the homes with around 40 to 50 percent of the required electricity and offers better conditions, as the administrator Franz Webhofer emphasizes. This particularly emphasizes the community thoughts and the support of private power generators.

Another step in this direction is the planned installation of photovoltaic systems for your own electricity generation in the Matrei residential and nursing home. These measures show how synergetically communal approaches to use renewable energies.

Financial incentives and legal framework conditions

The approach to the use of renewable energies is supported by various financial incentives. According to EnergieMeinschafts.gv.at , the renewable funding contributions fall away, and there are exemptions from the electricity tax and reductions of network charges for members of EEGS. There are significant savings in the local area, particularly in the local area.

These regulations have applied since November 1, 2021 and ensure that energy communities are also economically attractive. They use energy where it is generated, which reduces long transport routes and associated costs.

future perspectives of renewable energies in Austria

From another perspective, which is provided by Statista , Austria strives to become climate neutral by 2050. The goal stipulates that the proportion of renewable energies in gross intenders will increase to 46-50 percent by 2030. One focus is on the complete coverage of the domestic total current consumption by renewable energies.

In 2023, the proportion of renewable energies was over 87 percent of the primary energy generation, with hydropower delivering most of this production. Innovative projects such as the citizens of energy and the activities of the district talent homes in East Tyrol are an important part of this development and illustrate the potential advantages of cooperation in energy generation.