As of: March 9, 2024, 8:00 a.m
By: Hans Moritz
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It depends on the price: The Erding district would prefer to buy green electricity, but only if it is cheaper.
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The Erding district's hunger for energy is strong: the district office, the clinic, the schools and all other facilities in the district use almost six million kilowatt hours per year - a total of 85 consumption points.
This makes the district an attractive customer for energy suppliers.
They now sense a deal.
Erding - Because the district has to re-tender its electricity supply contracts, the contract with Überlandwerke Erding, a municipal utility subsidiary, can no longer be extended.
This was reported by Matthias Huber from property management in the Committee for Building and Energy.
He is not at all sad that the old contracts are expiring because he expects the financial burden to be significantly reduced.
Huber pointed out that the situation on the energy market had eased.
The electricity price on the exchange is currently around 87 cents per kilowatt hour, around a quarter of the value from the previous tender in 2022. The district recently received an electricity bill for a good 3.1 million euros.
And the electricity price brake expires at the end of 2023.
Therefore, says Huber, it is advisable to advertise as quickly as possible - in three lots: for the properties in Erding, Dorfen and Taufkirchen.
The district does not insist on green electricity.
The price is crucial, says District Administrator Martin Bayerstorfer (CSU).
In addition, the renewable share of “normal” electricity is over 50 percent.
Nevertheless, Christiane Treffler (ÖDP) and Dominik Rutz (Greens) would have preferred to demand renewable electricity.
Bayerstorfer wants to add a note to the tender that green electricity is “desirable”.
Rudolf Waxenberger (CSU) recalled the financial situation of the district.
“We have to think about the citizens who have to pay for this.”