For electricity customers of Wiener Netze, further financial relief is on the horizon. The network usage fees are expected to decrease by around three percent in 2027. According to Wiener Netze, this means a saving of around seven euros per year for a household with an annual electricity consumption of 2000 kilowatt hours. The network costs had already been reduced in 2026.

The basis is the new electricity tariff regulation by the regulatory authority E-Control Austria, which was sent for review on October 29. Wiener Netze informed about the planned changes today, Friday.

Wiener Netze operates the electricity distribution network in Vienna as well as in parts of Lower Austria and Burgenland. Electricity customers pay so-called network fees for the use of this infrastructure. These fees finance, among other things, the operation, maintenance, and expansion of the electricity network.

Unlike the actual energy prices, these fees are not freely set by the network operators. The regulatory authority E-Control reviews the recognized costs and determines the corresponding tariffs based on this.

Following the reduction already implemented in 2026, the network usage fees are expected to decrease again by around three percent next year.

„We are pleased that the network fees for customers in our network area will also decrease next year,“ explained Thomas Angerer, Managing Director of Wiener Netze. The company attributes the development to an efficient and cost-effective operation of its infrastructure.

The specific savings depend on the electricity consumption of the respective household. Wiener Netze provides an example of a household with an annual consumption of 2000 kilowatt hours. This household is expected to pay around seven euros less in network usage fees in 2027.

Converted, this corresponds to a relief of about 58 cents per month. The reduction is therefore relatively small, but it is still a reduction of a component of the electricity bill.

It is important to note: The network usage fee is not equivalent to the total electricity price. The electricity bill includes, in addition to the costs for network usage, the actual energy price as well as other fees, charges, and taxes. Whether the total electricity bill will actually be lower in 2027 also depends on these other components.

Despite the announced tariff reduction, the network operator intends to continue investing extensively in its infrastructure. According to their own statements, more than 490 million euros are invested annually in the maintenance and expansion of the networks.

Wiener Netze is part of the Wiener Stadtwerke Group and, according to their own information, provides infrastructure services to more than two million customers in Vienna as well as parts of Lower Austria and Burgenland. These include not only electricity but also gas, district heating, and data infrastructure.

The new network fees for 2027 have not yet been finally decided. The corresponding regulation is under review. For electricity customers, this means a further, albeit modest, relief is in prospect.

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