EG Austria - Energiegemeinschaft für Österreich

What EG Austria - Energiegemeinschaft für Österreich does

EG Austria – Energiegemeinschaft für Österreich (legal name: Energie-Gemeinschaft Austria für Strom und Wärme) is a non-profit association (Verein) founded on 12 August 2024 and headquartered in Graz, Austria. The organization operates a purpose-built energy community management platform that enables households, businesses, and municipalities to share renewable electricity — generated from PV, wind, and hydroelectric sources — through five regulated community structures: EEG (regional renewable energy communities), BEG (nationwide citizen energy communities), GEA (shared generation facilities), EVA (self-supply facilities), and P2P (peer-to-peer energy trading).

The platform integrates with 55+ Austrian grid operators (Netzbetreiber) for online smart meter data exchange, member enrollment, and billing. Proprietary software developed specifically for energy communities powers allocation, invoicing, and a member portal. A joint research project with TU Graz, Fraunhofer Austria, and Guid.New GmbH is developing an AI-based forecasting model to predict consumption and generation within the community.

EG Austria generates revenue through a €12 annual membership fee per billing point, service fees of 1.00–1.20 ct/kWh on energy traded within the community, and a 1 ct/kWh Servicepauschale. The go-to-market is a self-serve digital membership model (join.eg-austria.at and portal.eg-austria.at), targeting private households as the primary segment, with companies and municipalities as secondary segments. Members use a prepaid Verrechnungskonto, sign no binding contracts, and benefit from the 'Zero' feature that allows gifting self-generated electricity to others. By early 2026, the association operated more than 100 active energy communities with 15+ additional communities pending regulatory approval.

Name

EG Austria - Energiegemeinschaft für Österreich

Legal name

Energie-Gemeinschaft Austria für Strom und Wärme

Website

https://eg-austria.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EG Austria is a non-profit Verein founded in 2024 that operates a purpose-built energy community platform enabling households, businesses, and municipalities across Austria to share renewable electricity within EEG, BEG, GEA, EVA, and P2P structures, supported by 55+ grid operator integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Communities

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Wind Electric Power Generation (221115), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Interconnection, Permitting & Grid Services for DERs (EUAMAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

DER Aggregation & Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) (EUAMAJAC), Renewable Energy & Clean Tech Access (Off-grid, Energy Poverty Solutions) (BPAGALAE)

Keywords

• Renewable energy communities
• Citizen energy sharing
• Peer-to-peer energy trading
• Municipal energy communities
• Electricity community platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Graz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Energy Trading within Community: Members trade renewable electricity within energy communities at fixed prices. Producers (PV, wind, hydro) feed in electricity and receive compensation; consumers purchase electricity. Revenue derived from the spread and service fees on energy transactions.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership fee of €12 per billing point (Zählpunkt) per year. Membership is mandatory to participate in the energy community and access the platform.
3. Service Fees: Service fee of 1.20 ct/kWh for Regional Bezug and 1.00 ct/kWh for Austria-wide supply. Additional service charge of 1 ct/kWh. These fees cover platform operations and billing services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EG Austria operates non-profit energy communities (Energiegemeinschaften) that enable Austrian households, businesses, and municipalities to share renewable electricity generated from sources such as PV, wind, biomass, and hydro. The association runs five legally distinct community forms — regional renewable energy communities (EEG), nationwide citizen energy communities (BEG), shared generation facilities (GEA), self-supply facilities (EVA), and peer-to-peer energy trading (P2P) — supported by a proprietary digital platform integrated with more than 55 grid operators and an AI-based forecasting tool.

Product overview

EG Austria operates as a non-profit energy community association (Energiegemeinschaft) serving as a platform that connects households, businesses, and municipalities for sharing renewable electricity across Austria. The core offering consists of five interconnected community models: EEG (regional renewable energy communities), BEG (nationwide citizen energy communities), GEA (shared generation facilities), EVA (self-supply facilities), and P2P (peer-to-peer energy trading). Supporting products include the Zero gifting feature for direct energy sharing, fixed-price tariffs (Fixpreis 2026), THG-Prämie for e-vehicle owners, and a bonus program for nighttime injection. The platform is specifically developed for energy communities and integrates with grid operator systems nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EEG (Erneuerbare Energiegemeinschaft): Renewable Energy Community — enables regional electricity sharing within a local area through a shared transformer station.
• BEG (Bürgerenergiegemeinschaft)
• GEA (Gemeinschaftliche Erzeugungsanlage)
• EVA (Eigenversorgungsanlage)
• P2P (Peer-to-Peer Energiehandel)
• Zero

Products and services

• EEG - Erneuerbare Energiegemeinschaft (Regional Renewable Energy Community) A regional renewable energy community limited to the territory of a single grid operator, letting Austrian households, businesses, and municipalities share electricity from renewable generation assets within that region. For members in the same grid area as the generation assets, it provides transparent community-based renewable electricity at fixed prices.
• BEG - Bürgerenergiegemeinschaft (Citizen Energy Community) A nationwide citizen energy community that lets Austrian consumers benefit from renewable generation across multiple grid operator territories, removing the regional limitation of EEG. Members across Austria can participate in shared renewable generation under a single community structure.
• GEA - Gemeinschaftliche Erzeugungsanlage (Shared Generation Facility) A shared generation facility located within a single property or building, allowing participants within that boundary to consume electricity directly from a jointly owned or operated renewable generation asset without crossing wider grid boundaries.
• EVA - Eigenversorgungsanlage (Self-Supply Facility) A self-supply facility enabling an operator of a renewable generation asset to supply directly connected consumers (e.g., tenants on the same site) via the operator's own lines, formalizing a private renewable supply arrangement.
• P2P - Peer-to-Peer Energiehandel Peer-to-peer energy trading that enables direct bilateral exchange of renewable electricity between producers and consumers within EG Austria's community frameworks, complementing the EEG, BEG, GEA, and EVA models with market-based direct trades.
• Zero – Strom schenken (Electricity Gifting) A peer-to-peer electricity gifting service that lets members give away renewable electricity from their community allocation to other EG Austria members at no cost, enabling a distinctive social/community feature within the energy community.
• THG-Prämie (E-Mobility Quota Bonus Service) A service for electric vehicle owners that monetizes the THG-Quote (climate bonus / CO2 quota) by selling it on EG Austria's behalf, with the proceeds credited as a bonus onto the member's prepaid account in the member portal.
• Fixpreis 2026 Tariff (Transparent Fixed-Price Tariff) A transparent, fixed-price electricity tariff for 2026 covering all five EG Austria community forms (EEG, BEG, GEA, EVA, P2P), including a Regional-Fix24 variant for EEG members, offered alongside the default model with clear advance notice of any changes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Effective electricity cost of 8.24 ct/kWh for regional supply (after 3.70 ct/kWh savings on grid/charges)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Guid.New GmbHcoreTechnology or Integration · 26 February 2026Co-developer of the AI-based 'Intelligent Forecast' system for EG Austria, alongside Fraunhofer Austria and TU Graz. Bernd Hirschmann, EG Austria board member, is also Co-Founder of Guid.New.
• KlimaenergiefondscoreOthersResearch funding partner providing grants to support EG Austria's operations and development of energy community infrastructure in Austria.
• Fraunhofer AustriacoreTechnology or IntegrationResearch partner in the 'Intelligent Forecast' project, developing AI-based prediction models for consumption and generation in energy communities in collaboration with TU Graz and Guid.New GmbH.
• TU Graz (Technische Universität Graz)coreTechnology or IntegrationAcademic research partner in the 'Intelligent Forecast' initiative, contributing to the development of forecasting algorithms for energy community optimization.
• WKO (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich)minorOthersAustrian Federal Economic Chamber membership, providing industry representation and networking opportunities.
• Austrian Grid Operators (Netzbetreiber)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnerships with 55+ Austrian grid operators enabling smart meter data access, energy community enrollment, and billing integration across all Austrian states.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Peers

• Sonnen (sonnen GmbH):

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@EGAustria
• Facebookfacebook.com/EnergiegemeinschaftAustria
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eg-austria-energiegemeinschaft-f%C3%BCr-%C3%B6sterreich
• Instagraminstagram.com/eg_austria

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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