More than 200,000 electricity and gas customers have switched providers this year

According to E-Control, the increase in provider switching is partly due to the savings opportunities. Up to 465 euros can be saved on electricity and up to 610 euros on gas. "It is definitely worth taking a look at the tariff calculator and making a provider comparison," said Wolfgang Urbantschitsch, the board member of the regulatory authority E-Control.

Electricity and gas customers in Lower Austria switch most frequently

The number of electricity switches was 175,242, of which 132,936 were households. 34,141 customers switched their gas supplier, including 30,178 households. The switching rate was 2.8 percent for electricity and 2.9 percent for gas. The most provider switches for electricity in relation to the number of customers were again in Lower Austria with 4.2 percent or 36,653 customers. This was followed by Styria with 3.4 percent (32,939) and Upper Austria with 3.2 percent (33,508). Lower Austria also led in gas with 3.7 percent (9,492 customers), followed by Upper Austria with 3.7 percent (4,475) and Styria with 3.2 percent (1,875). The lowest switching rates, as in previous years, were recorded in Vorarlberg: 0.3 percent for electricity and 0.5 percent for gas.

(APA/Red)

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