{"id":4092,"date":"2025-12-12T11:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eegwien.at\/?p=4092"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:44:57","slug":"new-electricity-industry-law-elwg-passed-in-the-national-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eegwien.at\/en\/new-electricity-industry-law-elwg-passed-in-the-national-council\/","title":{"rendered":"New Electricity Industry Act (ElWG) passed in the National Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Yesterday, December 11, 2025<\/strong>The Austrian National Council passed the new law with a two-thirds majority. <strong>Electricity Industry Act (ElWG) passed<\/strong> \u26a1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This is a crucial step for the <strong>Modernization and digitalization<\/strong> of the domestic electricity market. The Federal Government is thus creating a modern legal framework to respond to the profound changes of recent years. The rapid expansion of renewable energies, new market players, and the increasing decentralization of energy production require clear, modern rules. The previous law, 14 years old, could no longer keep pace with these developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">What does the new Electricity Works Act (ElWG) bring?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0c More <strong>System and cost efficiency<\/strong> \u2013 for a secure, stable and future-proof electricity supply.<br>\ud83d\udd0c <strong>Strengthening competition<\/strong> \u2013 for affordable energy for all.<br>\ud83d\udd0c More <strong>Rights for end customers:<\/strong> \u2013 including better protection and greater participation in the energy market.<br>\ud83d\udd0c <strong>Expanded opportunities for energy communities<\/strong> \u2013 through the introduction of the \u201cactive customer\u201d, who can not only generate energy, but also use and sell it flexibly.<br>\ud83d\udd0c <strong>Social measures<\/strong> \u2013 such as a social tariff, advance payment meters and the right to installment payments, to specifically support low-income households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Of particular note is the further development of the successful energy community model: made possible by regulation since 2021, it is now being expanded through the new shared energy use and legally restructured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parlament.gv.at\/aktuelles\/pk\/jahr_2025\/pk1179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/www.parlament.gv.at\/aktuelles\/pk\/jahr_2025\/pk1179<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, December 11, 2025, the Austrian National Council passed the new Electricity Industry Act (ElWG) with a two-thirds majority. \u26a1 This is a crucial step for the modernization and digitalization of the domestic electricity market. 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