Electricity prices fall! This is how you secure your savings by 2026!

Electricity prices fall! This is how you secure your savings by 2026!

Energy prices in Austria show movement again: From October 2025, many households can look forward to falling electricity tariffs. The two large providers of Energie Styria and Energie Graz have announced that they will reduce prices. This decision affects a total of over 330,000 private customers who now have to be active in order to benefit from the new tariffs. The Kleine Zeitung in the coming days that the customer will receive mail with a personalized QR code to provide their approval for tariffs.

The deadline for approval runs until September 12, 2025. After this reduction, the fixed tariff at Energie Styria is 16.41 cents per kilowatt hour (gross), while Energie Graz has 15.78 cents (gross) per kilowatt hour. Anyone who gives their consent can even rely on these prices by September 30, 2026 and have a price guarantee.

Flex tariffs and savings potential

The current flex tariffs of the providers who are based on the daily energy price of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) are particularly interesting. With Energie Styria, the flex tariff is 11.51 cents per kilowatt hour and Energie Graz is 11.28 cents. Both come with a basic fee of 4.20 euros per month. If you are interested in a change, you can quickly find out from the E-Control regulatory authority through the tariff calculator, where the greatest savings potential is.

These price reductions fall into a phase in which electricity prices in Q2 2025 were an average of 15.5 cents per kilowatt hour. Here there was a decline of 0.5 cents compared to the previous quarter, as the E-Control . The development makes it clear: The cheapest offers can now be found for many households below 10 cents per kilowatt hour, enables more intensive competition and several exchange options.

A look at the overall development

In May 2025, the Energy agency also reported a decline in prices for other energy sources. The heating oil prices fell by 4.3 % and the prices for diesel fuel and super gasoline have also fallen. This price development is gratifying, even if electricity prices have increased by 36.2 % in the year, due to increased network charges and the expiry of state support measures.

Overall, it can be seen that it is now up to the customer to become active and to benefit from the new offers of the energy suppliers. Falling prices are an occasion for joy, but only for those who act in good time. If you want to take the chance of saving, you should not miss the deadline!