The pricing policy of the Tyrolean state energy supplier still causes the Chamber of Labor to shake its head. “Tiwag is not willing to pay the same price for PV electricity that it asks from its customers. This clearly shows that the rates for consumers are currently far too high,” criticizes AK President Erwin Zangerl.
That is why Tiwag must “reduce its prices by at least ten cents in the fall.” Tyrol’s AK boss is not giving up the fight for lower electricity prices. According to Zangerl, the fact that a reduction in electricity prices is quite possible is evident from the feed-in rates for PV systems: these are considerably lower than the electricity price charged.
“Discrepancy between expectations and reality”
“There is a huge discrepancy between expectations and reality. On the one hand, the goal is to make solar energy attractive to private individuals, but ultimately many people become frustrated by subsidy lotteries and low feed-in tariffs. Ultimately, people are driven into the photovoltaic sector with promises that cannot be kept. That is absolutely not how climate change works,” Zangerl criticizes.
He accuses those responsible for Tiwag of “doing everything to maximize their profits!”
Source: Krone
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