The one-off payment depends on the annual consumption volume and affects all customers who have been supplied with electricity by Verbund AG as of September 30, 2023 and for at least four months, Verbund and AK Oberösterreich announced on Friday. Float tariffs are excluded.
Electricity customers with an annual consumption of up to 1,500 kWh receive a one-off payment of 20 euros, with an annual electricity consumption of 1,501 to 3,000 kWh it is 40 euros and with an annual electricity consumption of over 3,000 kWh, customers receive 85 euros transferred to your account as a one-off payment. Those affected will be informed by the association.
The reason for the repayment was legal uncertainty. The partially state-owned energy supplier increased the electricity price for its existing customers on March 1, 2023. “The procedure and the scope raised legal questions that the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labor wanted to clarify in court in order to create legal certainty for everyone. Fortunately, lengthy court proceedings were avoided because Verbund AG sought dialogue and was prepared to find a customer-friendly and practical solution “, said the AK according to a release.
