Free grid capacity in Austria
No substation by that name. Click the map to see the nearest.
No substation by that name. Click the map to see the nearest.
Austrian grid operators must publish the permissible, available and booked capacity of each substation on a shared online platform and update it every quarter; transformer stations must follow by December 2028 at the latest (§ 99 (1) ElWG). Voltplot Grid is a map of the substations in Austria that still have feed-in capacity. Click your site on the map and see which nearby substation still has 10 MVA or more free feed-in capacity.
No. § 99 ElWG gives no legal right to the published capacity. Vorarlberg Netz calls its figures non-binding and judges each request on its own.
Transmission operator APG lists no unrestricted free capacity at any of its substations, but you can ask for flexible access (APG). Distribution operators must in principle connect you at a suitable point, even if they first have to reinforce or expand the grid, and must check flexible access when full feed-in access is not possible (§ 95 (2) and § 102 (2) ElWG).
Requests are ranked by the date all required permits are in hand. For a plant that needs no permit, the date of the request counts, if you own the land or prove the owner's consent (§ 99 (4) ElWG).
Yes. § 99 ElWG requires operators to publish capacity for generation, consumption and storage plants. Generation capacity must be listed by technology.
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