The improves in electrical power charges in new months pose remarkable challenges for the whole economy. The inflation amount reached 8.7 percent in July. The maximize in power expenses is spectacular and amounts to 223% for electrical energy (July 2021-2022), 424% for gas and 56.4% for diesel (April 2021-2022).
Assistance in the function of insolvency of the strength supplier
This enhancement is also felt by more compact vitality suppliers, who normally have to shut their firms or slip into insolvency them selves. Fascinated buyers panic that their electrical power will be minimize off and report in large quantities to the Styrian Financial Chamber. “Nevertheless, the dread is unfounded,” says Peter Postl, skilled with the WKO authorized service: “The e-manage regulator takes advantage of a lottery to decide a substitute provider who will then offer vitality to companies influenced by insolvency without the need of interruption.” In the tough search for new less costly energy suppliers (eg www.e-manage.at or www.stromgas24.at), reducing electricity usage and picking out the correct vitality supply are the most essential measures.
But recognizing sufficient financial savings opportunity is just not constantly straightforward. Power consultations financed by the State of Styria and the WKO below the Economic Initiative for Sustainable Styria be certain tailor-built remedies. Postl: “The first analyzes are funded at 70 % with a optimum of 1,000 euros. There is 50 % of the web costs for stick to-up consultations. The list of authorized consultants can be identified at www.get.steiermark.at ”. Investment decision subsidies (www.umweltfoerderung.at) and the elimination of obstacles to approval are crucial for venture implementation. A decree of the Ministry of Economy guarantees that no commercial license is required for the installation of photovoltaic systems. The Styrian creating law only provides for a basic notification to the municipality up to an space of 400 m² (approx. 80 kWp).
Refund of fuel and liquidity assistance
SMEs with significant fuel costs will also be relieved, specially in the trade sector and sole proprietorships: as a result of a gas reimbursement of approximately 120 million euros and by means of liquidity help by cutting down advances for personal earnings tax / own money tax (the two confined up to 30 June 2023). A overall of € 250 million is available for wind and photovoltaic strength assignments. In addition to the power subsidy for vitality-intensive companies, there is more monetary assist for providers with very substantial electricity usage in the kind of electric power price compensation.
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