Feed-in tariffs for electricity from photovoltaic (PV) systems have been flattened this year at around 5 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh). In some cases, slightly higher purchase tariffs are possible, but compensation of over 50 cents, as during the energy crisis, is a thing of the past. State-owned processing company OeMAG recently paid 4.65 cents per kWh and between 5.34 and 8.90 cents in July, August and September. Higher compensation is possible for energy communities.
The central benchmark for PV power is the ‘market price’, which has been calculated monthly in arrears by OeMAG since the beginning of this year. This has fallen monthly from 8.14 cents per kWh in January and was only 4.65 cents in April. In principle, any photovoltaic system with a maximum capacity of 500 kWp can deliver its electricity back via OeMAG and therefore at this price. Electricity suppliers can pay more or less, but are also guided by the market. At the end of 2023, more than 100,000 PV system operators had market price contracts with OeMAG.
Energie AG has significantly reduced its rates
Many PV system owners have already adapted to significantly lower feed-in tariffs. Upper Austrian Energie AG attracted a lot of attention in May because it terminated the current contracts of 20,000 customers and will in future only pay a fraction for the electricity fed into the grid. While customers previously received a guaranteed 15.73 cents, in future they will only receive a variable price, which was 3.12 cents in April. Energie AG guarantees at least 2 cents.
The PV industry recommends maximizing your own consumption and seeking out an energy community. In energy communities, prices are a matter of agreement between members. Higher fees of currently ten to thirteen cents per kilowatt hour are possible because there is a discount on the network costs for electricity from energy communities. With communal systems on the roofs of apartment buildings, the network costs are completely eliminated.
Source: Krone
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