Burgenland company wins: 8,000 euros against Burgenland Energie!

Burgenland company wins: 8,000 euros against Burgenland Energie!

A Burgenland small company has successfully sued Burgenland Energie and now receives a repayment of around 8,000 euros. This case, which was negotiated before the Eisenstadt district court, was a controversial increase in electricity from 2022. The judgment, which became final on May 4, 2025, could also be a signal for many other companies not to question understandable price adjustments. Lawyer Patrick Mittlböck from the Wiener Kanzlei Brandl Tatos, who has represented the company, encourages colleagues to check, if necessary, to examine my district

For the law firm, it is clear that the decisions in connection with electricity price increases are of great importance for companies. In particular, since Burgenland had announced energy in the past to check mass lawsuits against unfair price adjustments, the number of laws that actually submitted remained surprisingly low - only six in number. Four lawsuits were decided in favor of the energy service provider and led to additional process costs of around 30,000 euros for the plaintiffs. The law firm is planning two information events in Burgenland in order to clarify affected companies about their rights, which could be of great interest, because the price increases concerned many companies during the energy price crisis 2022.

reactions of Burgenland Energie

In a statement, Burgenland Energie criticized the approach of the Brandl Taslos law firm and described its business model as problematic. The decided case sees as a "non -representative individual case" and fear that other companies could be instigated by the law firm for complaints. Despite the numerous complaints submitted against Burgenland Energie, the previous balance sheet shows that the energy service provider was able to keep the upper hand in most cases, reports the BVZ

legal situation for price increases

With increasing prices for electricity and gas, many consumers and companies ask themselves what rights they have. According to the Consumer Center generally have a special right of termination if there is a price increase. This means that you can often cancel before the increase comes into force. This information is particularly important, because details on price increases are often hidden in the providers' communications and cannot be recognized immediately.

The current situation shows that it is important for companies to be clear about their rights in order not to have to bear illegally high costs. In the event of a price increase letter, companies should ensure that the increase is actually permissible and that the notification has been made in good time.