The electrical energy value cap will then solely apply as much as a working value of 25 cents/kWh as a substitute of the earlier 40 cents/kWh. Shoppers will proceed to pay 10 cents themselves. The help will proceed to be obtainable for an annual consumption of as much as 2,900 kWh. Households with greater than three folks will obtain an extra subsidy of 52.50 euros per individual per 12 months.
The electrical energy value cap will expire on the finish of 2024 – nonetheless, there are already electrical energy tariffs which are beneath the edge of 10 cents at which the subsidy takes impact.
“Sadly, vitality suppliers have to date hardly handed on the extra favorable circumstances to current prospects,” the Chamber of Labor (AK) criticized in a press launch on Sunday. The primary main value reductions had been solely introduced for the course of the summer season – and that’s too late for the AK. As a result of many customers are “nonetheless trapped in costly previous contracts and can’t change.”
One other level of criticism from worker representatives is that the costs of latest contracts are nonetheless considerably increased than pre-crisis ranges. The vitality corporations are subsequently being known as upon to be “extra truthful” by “lastly passing on the falling costs to customers”.
The AK’s tip is to make use of the tariff calculator from the regulatory authority E-Management. The AK homepage additionally comprises step-by-step directions for switching suppliers. An alternative choice is vitality communities, by which renewable and regionally generated vitality is shared between members.
