The energy prices for households fell again in March 2025. Compared to February, the budgetary energy was reduced by 1.5 percent according to the Energy Price Index (EPI) of the Austrian energy agency. However, energy prices rose by 2.2 percent in the year – mainly driven because of the high electricity prices, which were 36.3 percent higher than the previous year in March.
The price fall for heating oil (minus 4.1 percent for the previous month, minus 8.6 percent for the previous year) and diesel and super gasoline (every minus 3.2 percent in the monthly comparison). Gas prices stagnated in the previous month, but were 11.6 percent below the value of March 2024.
Electricity and district heating more expensive
Electricity and district heating were slightly more expensive in the monthly comparison. Expert Lukas Zwieb from Energy Agency referred to the expiry of the State’s measures as the reason for the strong electricity control in the year.
The falls of the price can continue in April decrease to falling oil prices, a weak dollar and higher photovoltaic generation.
Even with firewood (minus 1.1 percent for the previous month) and wood pellets (plus 0.2 percent), the prices remained stable to fall. They fell by 9.5 and 10.5 percent in the year.
Source: Krone
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