{"id":2189,"date":"2025-07-08T15:06:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eegwien.at\/?page_id=2189"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:39:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:39:22","slug":"requirements-for-participation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eegwien.at\/en\/requirements-for-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements for participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br>With us, there are no major hurdles \u2013 if you ever get stuck, we&#039;re happy to help. Basically, all you need is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">1. A smart meter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Wiener Netze has been installing smart meters since 2018. By law, grid operators in Austria must have converted at least 95% of their electricity meters to smart meters by the end of 2024. If you do not yet have a smart meter installed, we will be happy to help you. <strong>preferred <\/strong>to get one \u2013 the changeover usually takes about <strong>2 to 8 weeks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">2. Your metering point number<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The <strong>metering point number<\/strong> (also <strong>Metering point designation<\/strong> or <strong>ZP number<\/strong>) is a <strong>unique identification number<\/strong> for an electricity or gas connection in Austria. It always begins with <strong>AT<\/strong>, followed by a <strong>Number sequence with a total of 33 digits<\/strong>, e.g.:<br><code>AT00100000000000000010000123456789<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">3. Your credit rating number<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The <strong>disclosure code<\/strong> (short <strong>BKZ<\/strong>) indicates which <strong>substation<\/strong> Your power connection is connected \u2013 and even which exact &quot;branch&quot; of this substation you are connected to. Using this key figure, we can determine exactly <strong>which of our renewable energy communities<\/strong> You can join. You can change your credit reporting number <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wienernetze.at\/beauskunftungskennzahl-abfragen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a> query.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">3. 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