Energy: Price Advantages for Numerous Households Expire

Around the expiration of the electricity price cap at the end of 2024, thousands of consumers secured a new, relatively cheap energy tariff through switching providers. Since these discounts are usually limited to one year, many new customer discounts will soon expire. The comparison portal durchblicker points out in a release that many people could benefit from switching again in the coming weeks.

10 Cents vs. 14 Cents

According to recent E-Control data, the cheapest electricity tariffs currently start at 10 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) net, but many households are currently paying an average of 14 to 15 cents per kilowatt-hour. In other words, by comparing tariffs and switching, households can often obtain electricity more cheaply, and this applies not only to people who acquired a cheap tariff at the end of 2024 and whose switching bonuses will soon expire. According to durchblicker, the price advantages for around 140,000 households (electricity and gas tariffs) will expire in the coming weeks.

Low Switching Rate

In Austria, the switching rate is very low compared to other countries. Comparisons can be made, for example, with the so-called tariff calculator of E-Control. All energy providers must report their tariffs to the regulatory authority.

(APA/Red)

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