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The Electricity Price Control Act (StromPBG) serves to reduce additional financial burdens due to sharply rising electricity costs. Here you will find information on the legislation and its implementation.
The Electricity Price Control Act (StromPBG) of 24.12.2022 regulates the financial relief for end consumers affected by sharply rising electricity costs. This relief is to be financed in particular by skimming off surplus revenue generated by the operators of electricity generation plants.
According to the StromPBG, a distinction is made between the relief side and the absorption side.
The regulations on the relief side apply from January 1, 2023 until December 31, 2023, while the regulations on the absorption side apply retroactively from December 1, 2022 until the end of June 2023.
Relief side
For grid exit points with an annual consumption of a maximum of 30,000 kWh per exit point, the quota is capped at 40 ct/kWh, amounting to 80 percent of their consumption. This already includes grid fees, taxes, levies and charges.
Grid exit points with an annual consumption of more than 30,000 kWh per exit point will receive a quota capped at 13 ct/kWh amounting to 70 percent of their grid consumption. The quota covers the pure electricity procurement costs. Taxes, grid fees, levies and charges are not capped in this constellation.
Skimming side
The funds required for the relief measures will be generated within the framework of technology-specific revenue caps, taking into account safety margins, by skimming off surplus revenue from operators of electricity generation plants.
According to Section 13 StromPBG, this applies to electricity generation from lignite, nuclear energy, waste, mineral oil and renewable energies, provided the plant has an installed or electrical capacity of over 1 MW. Storage facilities, hard coal, natural gas, biomethane, certain mineral oil products and other gases are excluded from the levy.