Österreichs E-Wirtschaft

Oesterreichs Energie welcomes the increase in the target share of renewables in final energy consumption in 2030 from 32% to 40%. Integration of the energy system is central to achievement of the EU’s climate protection targets.

This draft amendment to Delegated Act (EU) 2021/2139 supports the Commission’s objective of improving the usability and consistency of the EU Taxonomy criteria. For this reason, the revision of the DNSH criteria is in principle welcomed.

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Oesterreichs Energie begrüßt die vorgeschlagenen Überarbeitungen der ESRS. Sie stellen einen wichtigen Schritt dar, um die Praktikabilität und Akzeptanz der Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung zu erhöhen, insbesondere durch die deutliche Reduktion der Datenpunkte um ca.

In the context of geopolitical and economic pressures, the cost structure of companies must not be further worsened by a shortage of emission allowances. An ambitious reduction in free allocations necessarily requires a fully functioning CBAM. The increasingly granular recording of partial emission factors (e.g.

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As part of the European Green Deal, the EU has adopted the European Climate Law, which includes a binding commitment for the Union to become climate-neutral by 2050. It has set a highly ambitious interim goal on the road towards achieving climate neutrality by targeting a reduction of at least 55% in CO2 emissions by 2030.

Oesterreichs Energie welcomes the general increase in the CO2 savings target in the EU ETS sector, as well as the proposal to achieve this target by raising the linear reduction factor (LRF) from 2.2% to 4.2%. We also take a positive view of the extension of the EU ETS to include maritime transport.

Oesterreichs Energie, the Association of Austrian Electricity Companies, welcomes the European Commissions objective to simplify the European cybersecurity framework, strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure and reduce regulatory fragmentation. For the electricity sector, new requirements must be practical, proportionate and aligned with existing sector-specific rules.

Oesterreichs Energie fully supports the European Green Deal and its initiatives and stresses the importance to tackle the twin challenge of biodiversity and climate change. Binding EU-targets for nature restoration could help restoring the EU's ecosystems, but should go hand-in-hand with the urgently needed acceleration of the roll-out of renewables and be fully in line with existing environmental legislation.

Oesterreiche Energie sees both positive and critical aspects in the context of the Omnibus, in particular in the proposal for a regulation on speeding up environmental decisions. In particular, the increased digitalisation of procedures is a positive development. The planned centralised, digital processing and pooling of information significantly improves transparency and efficiency.

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Rückmeldung zur Konsultation Verordnung des europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über fluorierte Treibhausgase, zur Änderung der Richtlinie (EU) 2019/1937 und zur Aufhebung der Verordnung (EU) Nr. 517/2014 Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Oesterreichs Energie bedankt sich für die Möglichkeit im Rahmen des Konsultationsverfahrens zum aktuellen Vorschlag wie folgt Stellung zu nehmen.

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Oesterreichs Energie welcomes the European Commission’s proposal on corporate sustainability reporting as an important contribution towards a sustainable financing strategy for the Green Deal. Extension of the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to all large companies (with over 250 employees) will certainly result in a series of new and additional reporting obligations, which in turn…

The planned integrated European climate resilience and risk management framework is generally positive. It is to be welcomed that the Commission addresses this important issue. However, the explanations are not yet sufficiently detailed to allow a final assessment. The harmonisation of the scenarios used is welcome, as precise targets create synergies and better data availability.

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The European Commission’s “Fit for 55” legislation package also includes proposals for amendments to the Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, which will now take the form of a regulation.

Comprehensive electrification is the key instrument for decarbonising Europe. Electrification is the most efficient way to achieve the EU’s climate, energy and industrial targets. The increased use of renewable electricity in heating, transport and industry can significantly reduce emissions, reduce dependence on fossil energy imports, strengthen Europe’s security of supply and significantly increase energy…

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The electricity sector faces enormous challenges that have to be addressed in order to maintain the high levels of security of supply on the one side, and to achieve the European goals of emission reduction and decarbonisation on the other side.

The dramatic events of recent years highlight the urgency of renewable energy expansion. Due to this extraordinary situation, extraordinary measures are needed to massively speed up permit-granting procedures to ensure our energy security while meeting our climate goals.

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Oesterreichs Energie welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a targeted further development of the electricity market design in order to achieve the objective of climate neutrality while safeguarding both security of supply and affordability for consumers.

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Security of supply in Europe is still at a high level in the EU. However, future developments, such as the increase in electricity demand and the sharp change in the generation structure, will require adaptations in the future in order to maintain the EU’s security of supply and competitiveness on a lasting basis.

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Comments on RfG 2.0 EC July 2026 – OE position Article Alternative legal text proposal Comment Article 2 ‘maximum capacity’ or ‘Pmax’ means the maximum continuous active power which a power-generating module can produce, less any demand or losses associated solely with facilitating the operation of that power-generating module as specified in the connection agreement or as provided by the equipment certificate when…

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We welcome the review of national climate targets after 2030 in the context of the EU 2040 climate target and climate neutrality by 2050. A clear, ambitious yet realistic European framework is crucial, as Austria’s future targets depend to a large extent on the revision of the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR).

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Oesterreichs Energie, the Association of Austrian Electricity Companies, would like to express deep concern about the definition of total renewable energy consumption from guarantees of origin in Annex III to the Delegated Act. The current Guarantees of Origin (GoO) system is fundamentally based on the monthly or balancing-based allocation of electricity volumes. A shift to 15-minute granularity, i.e.

Dear Sir, Madam, We support an EU-wide single scheme for smart meters and e-mobility charging infrastructure, as well as the rules related to hydrogen metering. However, the proposed changes in the area of smart meters are not sufficient to achieve the planned objectives of the revision of the MID and to further modernise electricity meters. The MID only applies to active energy.

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Consultation Response on the Draft REMIT II Implementing Regulation: We welcome the opportunity to comment on the draft REMIT II Implementing Regulation. However, the proposal contradicts the EUs broader competitiveness and simplification agenda particularly the Omnibus initiative to reduce administrative burdens and strengthen the resilience of EU businesses.