Page 116 - Annual Report KELAG Group 2018

Within the framework of multi-year incentive-based On the basis of the ÖSG 2012, the 2018 ordinance on the
regulation, the new system user charge ordinance for renewable electricity contribution charge came into effect
natural gas (GSNE-VO 2013 – 2018 amendment) came into on 1 January 2018. It revises the charges for the calendar
effect on 1 January 2018 on the basis of the third regulatory year 2018 payable by all end customers connected to the
period for natural gas (2018 to 2022). System user charges public grid by grid level for promoting green electricity and
were adjusted from 1 January 2018 in line with the according to components of network user charges (grid
amendment. For specific private customers in Carinthia, user charges for service, grid user charges for work and grid
this entailed a net decrease in grid user charges of around loss charges per grid level).
1.6%, according to Energy-Control Austria.
As the responsible party for the green balancing group,
OeMAG Abwicklungsstelle für Ökostrom AG’s obligations
Pursuant to this ordinance, those responsible for balancing included collecting a percentage markup of around 24.6%
groups must pay a fixed clearing fee to the balancing group on the grid user charges and grid loss charges per grid level
coordinator. Since 1 January 2018, the fee has been in 2018 (2017: 26.8%) as a contribution to green electricity.
EUR 0.0473/MWh (previously EUR 0.0522/MWh) for each
chargeable unit of energy consumed in the Eastern market
territory and EUR 0.0616/MWh (previously
Pursuant to Sec. 19 ÖSG 2012, the feed-in tariffs for green
EUR 0.0653/MWh) in the Tirol and Vorarlberg market
electricity plants were redefined for the calendar years 2018
territories.
and 2019. The tariff to buy electric power from photovoltaic
facilities (PV) that are only installed on or at a building with
a congestion capacity of over 5 kWpeak to 200 kWpeak is
With this ordinance, there is a change in responsibility for
7.91ct/kWh at the time of application and conclusion of the
collecting and analyzing the data as defined in Sec. 88
contract in 2018 (2017: 7.91ct/kWh) and 7.67 ct/kWh in
ElWOG (Austrian Electricity Act) 2010 which came into
2019. An additional 30% of the installation costs, however
effect with the Green Electricity (Amendment) Act (“Kleine
capped at EUR 250 kWpeak, is granted as an investment
Ökostromnovelle”). For the 2017 reporting year, the data of
subsidy for the installation. The tariff to buy electric power
grid operators and suppliers subject to reporting was
from wind farms at the time of application in 2018 was 8.20
collected centrally by E-Control. Separate reporting and
ct/kWh, the same as in 2017. The tariff at the time of
transmission of data to the state government is thus no
application in 2019 is 8.12 ct/kWh.
longer necessary.
On the basis of Sec. 45 of the ÖSG 2012, the green electricity
On the basis of the authorisation pursuant to the ÖSG
flat rate ordinance 2018 came into effect on 1 January 2018.
(Austrian Green Electricity Act) 2012, E-Control issued a new
It revises the green electricity flat-rate fees for the calendar
ordinance setting prices for guarantees of origin at
years 2018 to 2020 payable by all end customers connected
EUR 1.02/MWh for the calendar year 2018. The guarantees
to the public grid by grid level. The green electricity flat rate
of origin are allocated to electricity dealers and cleared
was lowered by around 14% in comparison to the fees from
daily at a fixed purchase price in accordance with applicable
the years 2015 to 2017.
market regulations.