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Austrian Electricity Price Brake 2022

Austria introduced an electricity price brake from December 2022 to December 2024, capping the electricity price at 10 cents per kWh for a basic consumption of 2,900 kWh per year for households. This measure aims to save an average household up to 500 Euros annually and includes additional support for larger households.

Record

  • Jurisdiction Austria
  • Category Funding and Finance
  • Legal stage adopted
  • Binding status binding_national_law
  • Effective date 2022-12-01
  • Source Finanz.at