Renewable Energy Expansion Act (EAG)
Austria's Renewable Energy Expansion Act (EAG) has governed market premiums, investment grants and renewable energy communities since 2021.
What does the EAG cover?
The Renewable Energy Expansion Act has been the basis of renewable electricity funding in Austria since 2021. Its goal: from 2030, electricity consumption is to be covered entirely by renewable sources on a national annual balance. Funding comes as market premiums for electricity fed into the grid and as investment grants, among others for photovoltaics and battery storage. The EAG also creates the legal basis for renewable energy communities.
The funding is administered by OeMAG. The details of the investment grants are set in an annual ordinance.
What is set to change
According to the Ministry of Economy and Energy, the classic investment subsidy for PV systems is to be replaced by a storage system bonus from 2027. An intelligent energy management system is a prerequisite, and applications follow completion. Amending the EAG requires a two-thirds majority in parliament. As of October 2026 the change is planned but not adopted. What is known and what remains open is covered in the article Storage system bonus 2027.
What matters in practice
- funding under the EAG depends on the budget, the ordinance and the application, so a project should also work without it
- check the ordinance in force and OeMAG’s conditions before planning
- in a renewable energy community, members share electricity from joint installations, and a battery can shift surpluses in time there
The Speichercampus perspective
Speichercampus follows the funding reform and updates its content as soon as it is adopted. Until then the planning rule is: treat funding as a bonus, not a prerequisite.