€0.12/kWh
Supply Rate
(excl. VAT)
€0.08/kWh
Energy supply price (excl. VAT)
Energy Community AUSTRIA
€0.12/kWh
Supply Rate
(excl. VAT)
€0.08/kWh
PV Feed-in Rate
(excl. VAT)
ENERGY COMMUNITY
AUSTRIA
(BEG ÖSTERREICH)
OUR ENERGY COMMUNITY
In our energy community, all participants shape their own unique, sustainable, and fair energy market.
We provide 100% green electricity directly to customers throughout Austria, sourced from our regional solar, hydro, and wind power producers. As an eco-social, non-profit cooperative, FAMILY OF POWER delivers professional, collaborative service you can trust.
Everyone is welcome!
From private households and farmers to municipalities and businesses—whether members of a Renewable Energy Community (EEG) — everyone benefits from joining our Energy Community AUSTRIA (BEG).
OUR SERVICES
Benefit from electricity from the community.
- Affordable, self-determined, fair electricity prices.
- Larger generation capacities.
- Consumers can be integrated or participate throughout Austria.
- Regionally focused but active throughout Austria.
- Stable, solid, and secure development.
- No deposit or monthly fees on the CLASSIC plan
- Affordable mobility - E-car sharing, E-taxi, E-charging stations.
- Raising awareness for energy efficiency and sustainability.
- Promoting the participation of municipalities and regions in the energy transition.
Affordable, self-determined, fair electricity prices.
Larger generation capacities.
Consumers can be integrated or participate throughout Austria.
Regionally focused but active throughout Austria.
Stable, solid and secure development.
Affordable Mobility - E-Carsharing, E-Taxi, E-Charging Stations.
Raising Awareness for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability.
Promoting the participation of municipalities and regions in the energy transition.
ENERGY
Net energy price / Flat rate per kWh, excluding grid fees, duties, and taxes.
€0.12/kWh
Supply Rate
(excl. VAT)
€0.08/kWh
Photovoltaic Energy Supply Price (Current rate excluding VAT)
Individual Agreement
Hydropower & Wind Power Energy Supply Price (Current rate)
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Annual Average
Coverage Rate (Consumers)
60 - 90%
Supply Rate (Production)
60 - 90%
Energy Mix
Hydropower - 70%
Photovoltaics - 30%
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
Nationwide Producers/Consumers
PV - Generation Plants
Hydropower
Consumers
- PV systems are distributed across Austria to make the best possible use of local weather conditions.
- Hydropower provides electricity 24/7, meaning power can also be supplied at night.
- Geographical distribution promotes stability and continuity within the Energy Community.
PARTICIPATE & BECOME A MEMBER
CONSUMERS
Private and Commercial Electricity Consumers
ENERGY COMMUNITY FORM
Download, fill out, print, and sign the Energy Community form “ENERGY AND SERVICE SUPPLY AGREEMENT” and send it to buergerenergie@familyofpower.at
MEMBERSHIP SHARE AND ACTIVATION
Pay a one-time fee of €24 (PRIVATE) or €132 (BUSINESS) for membership share & activation (automatically via SEPA direct debit mandate). There are no ongoing membership fees.
CONSENT TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT
Consent to the supplementary agreement in the grid operator's customer portal (30-day deadline!) → LET'S GET STARTED!
PRODUCERS
Owners of Energy Generation Facilities
ENERGY COMMUNITY FORM
Download, fill out, print, and sign the ENERGY COMMUNITY form “AGREEMENT on the EXISTENCE and USE of the ENERGY GENERATION FACILITY” and send to buergerenergie@familyofpower.at
MEMBERSHIP SHARE AND ACTIVATION
Pay a one-time fee of €24 (PRIVATE) or €132 (BUSINESS) for membership share & activation (automatically via SEPA direct debit mandate). There are no ongoing membership fees.
CONSENT TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT
Consent to the supplementary agreement in the grid operator's customer portal (30-day deadline!) → LET'S GET STARTED!
GRID LEVELS AND ENERGY COMMUNITIES
Austria is a leading pioneer in Europe when it comes to promoting and expanding energy from renewable sources and Renewable Energy Communities.
A Renewable Energy Community is permitted to generate energy from renewable sources, and to consume, store, or sell the self-generated energy. (§79 Renewable Expansion Act – EAG)
Grid operators are obliged to ensure that every eligible person (= electricity customer) who meets the relevant requirements and requests the appropriate use of the (electricity) grid (regulated grid access system) may participate either in a
- Energy Community Austria
- Renewable Energy Community (EEG) according to §16c ElWOG 2010, or in a
- Collective Generation Facility (GEA) according to §16a ElWOG 2010.
-
Energy Community AUSTRIA
(BEG ÖSTERREICH)
FOUNDING MEMBERS
Sector Council Members of the ENERGY COMMUNITY
DDI
Gerd Ingo Janitscheck
Deputy Chairman of the Sector Council
Regionally focused, eco-social entrepreneur, since 2013 Chairman of the Board of Directors of the cooperative FAMILY OF POWER.
DI
Matthias Zawichowski
Chairman of the ENERGY COMMUNITY Sector Council
Regional planner, since 2012 Manager of the Climate and Energy Model Region Elsbeere Wienerwald (13 municipalities with more... more
DI
Bernhard Reinitzhuber
Deputy Chairman of the Sector Council
Currently, Area Manager of a renowned Austrian family business that has been involved for more than 25 years with... more
DI
Lukas Schützenhofer
Sector Council Member
Model Region Manager of the Climate & Energy Traunviertler Alpenvorland association (23 municipalities with more than 77,000... more
DDI
Gerd Ingo Janitscheck
Deputy Chairman of the Sector Council
Regionally focused, eco-social entrepreneur, since 2013 Chairman of the Board of Directors of the cooperative FAMILY OF POWER.
DDI
Gerd Ingo Janitscheck
Deputy Chairman of the Sector Council
Regionally focused, eco-social entrepreneur, since 2013 Chairman of the Board of Directors of the cooperative FAMILY OF POWER.
DI
Matthias Zawichowski
Chairman of the ENERGY COMMUNITY Sector Council
Regional planner, since 2012 Manager of the Climate and Energy Model Region Elsbeere Wienerwald (13 municipalities with more than 38,000 inhabitants), Climate and Energy Model Region Manager of the Year 2022, Board member of the Elsbeere Wienerwald Energy Cooperative.
DI
Matthias Zawichowski
Chairman of the ENERGY COMMUNITY Sector Council
Regional planner, since 2012 Manager of the Climate and Energy Model Region Elsbeere Wienerwald (13 municipalities with more than 38,000 inhabitants), Climate and Energy Model Region Manager of the Year 2022, Board member of the Elsbeere Wienerwald Energy Cooperative.
DI
Bernhard Reinitzhuber
Deputy Chairman of the Sector Council
Currently, Area Manager of a renowned Austrian family business that has been involved in renewable energy generation for more than 25 years. (Wind, PV, electricity marketing, …) He was also an energy planner for the provincial capital of Klagenfurt, managed an independent consulting firm in the field of energy and environmental technology, and worked as a Climate and Energy Model Region Manager in Carinthia.
DI
Bernhard Reinitzhuber
Deputy Chairman of the Sector Council
Currently, Area Manager of a renowned Austrian family business that has been involved in renewable energy generation for more than 25 years. (Wind, PV, electricity marketing, …) He was also an energy planner for the provincial capital of Klagenfurt, managed an independent consulting firm in the field of energy and environmental technology, and worked as a Climate and Energy Model Region Manager in Carinthia.
DI
Lukas Schützenhofer
Sector Council Member
Model Region Manager of the Climate & Energy Traunviertler Alpenvorland association (23 municipalities with more than 77,000 inhabitants). The association is also a founding member of the ENERGY COMMUNITY of FAMILY OF POWER and holds a Sector Council seat, represented by KEM Manager Lukas Schützenhofer, thus enabling participation in decision-making (e.g., tariffs) in the interest of the region and supporting the ENERGY COMMUNITY in its development.
DI
Lukas Schützenhofer
Sector Council Member
Model Region Manager of the Climate & Energy Traunviertler Alpenvorland association (23 municipalities with more than 77,000 inhabitants). The association is also a founding member of the ENERGY COMMUNITY of FAMILY OF POWER and holds a Sector Council seat, represented by KEM Manager Lukas Schützenhofer, thus enabling participation in decision-making (e.g., tariffs) in the interest of the region and supporting the ENERGY COMMUNITY in its development.
NEWS
go-e and FAMILY OF POWER: Working Together for Sustainable Mobility and Energy
