1. The Austrian promotion scheme for green electricity Günter Pauritsch Workshop on renewable energy sources Sofia, 21 December 2011
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2. EU-27: Share of RES inElectricity production (2008)
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Source: EU Commission

3. Share of primary energy sources in electricity generation (2009)
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4. Austrian Green Electricity Act
Before 2003
Green Electricity Act 2003
National implementation of Directive 2001/77/EC
Feed-in-tariff System:
guaranteed tariff (amount and duration)
Electricity supplier are obliged to purchase green electricity
Funding by: Final customers and suppliers
Amendments of the Act in 2006, 2008 and 2009
New Green Electricity Act 2012 decided by the Austrian Parliament in July 2011
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5. Targets of the Green Electricity Act 2012 (1)
Targets for additional installations in the period 2010 to 2020:
Hydro Power: MW (4 TWh p.a.)
Wind: MW (4 TWh p. a.)
PV: MW (1.2 TWh p. a.)
Biomass and Biogas: 200 MW (1,2 TWh p. a.) only when supply with ressources can be ensured
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6. Targets of the Green Electricity Act 2012 (2)
Intermediate target for additional installations in the period 2010 to 2015:
Hydro Power: 700 MW (3.4 TWh p.a.)
Wind: 700 MW (1.5 TWh p. a.)
PV: 500 MW (0.5 TWh p. a.)
Biomass and Biogas: 100 MW (0.6 TWh p. a.) only when supply with ressources can be ensured
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7. Green Electricity Settlement Center
Independend company licenced by the Ministry of Economy
Main Tasks:
Purchase of green electricity at fixed prices
Daily assignment of green electricity amounts to the suppliers
Calculation of quotas for all suppliers
Based on the electricity supply to final customers
Handling of applications for subsidies
Signing of contracts with operators of green electricity plants
(2010: overall contracts)
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8. Daily assignment of green electricity
Day ahead forecast of green electricity generation
Development of a schedule (15 minutes intervalls)
segmentation of the schedule according tio the quotas of the energy suppliers
Assignment of schedules to the suppliers
Suppliers are obliged to purchase the green electricity; Transfer price is determined in an order of the Ministry of Economy
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9. Promotion mechanism for green electricity
Small Hydro Power
Feed-in tariff
transfer price
Supplier
SH: 8,09 Cent/kWh OGE: 12,76 Cent/kWh
< 10 MW installed cap.
Green Electricity
Settlement Center BG
Feed-in tariff
Wind, Biomass, etc
Other green electricity power plants
DSO
TSO
Final customers
The chart shows the main points of the amendment of the Act in 2006.
From 2006, plant operators can only get new feed-in contracts within a certain budget. If the annual budget is exhausted, the operators can get a contract in the following year.
lump sum per metering point
Payments
BG.. Balancing Group DSO/TSO.. Network Operator
Energy Transfer (green electricity)
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Energy Transfer (small hydro power)
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10. Development of average feed in tariffs 2003 to 2010
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11. Feed in tariffs for new installations in 2011
Biomass (solid):
installed capacity < 500 kW….. ……….14, 98 Cent/kWh
500 kW to 1 MW………………………….13,54 Cent/kWh
1MW to 1,5 MW………………………….13,10 Cent/kWh
1,5 MW to 2 MW…………………………. 12,97 Cent/kWh
2 MW to 5 MW…………………………….12,26 Cent/kWh
5 MW to 10 MW…………………………..12,06 Cent/kWh
> 10 MW………………………………….10 Cent/kWh
Duration of feed in tariff: 15 year
required minimum efficiency: 60 %
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12. Feed in tariffs for new installations (2011)
Wind power……………………………………….9,7 Cent/kWh
Photovoltaics (rooftop installations.):
> 5kW to 20 kW……………………………..38 Cent/kWh
> 20 kW………………………………………33 Cent/kWh
Photovoltaics (others):
> 5 kW to 20 kW……………………………..35 Cent/kWh
> 20 kW………………………………………..25 Cent/kWh
Biomass (liquid)…………………………………..5,8 Cent/kWh
Biogas:
< 250 kW………………………………………18,5 Cent/kWh
250 to 500 kW…………………………………16,5 Cent/kWh
> 500 kW……………………………………….13,0 Cent/kWh
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13. Installed capacity of power plants with feed in tariffs
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14. Electricity generation within the feed in tariff system
Overall: 5,9 TWh
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15. € 587 Mill. of paid feed in tariffs in 2010
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16. Increase of Wind Power is expected in the next years
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17. Regional distribution of wind farms in Austria
Total PJ
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18. Regional distribution of Solid Biomass plants
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19. Regional distribution of small hydro power plants
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20. Regional distribution of Biogas plants
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21. Subsidies for small scale PV installations
Installed capacity max. 5 kW
Investment subsidies from KLIEN (National climate and energy fund):
available budget:
2010: 35 Mill. €
2011: 45 Mill €
maximum subsidy (max. 30% of investment):
€ per kW
€ per kW for building integrated installations
number of subsidised installations:
2010: (overall: 26.9 MW)
2011: (overall: 40.6 MW)
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