Turmoil over offer
Burgenland-Energie: 2500 lawsuits over tariff dispute
A customer lawyer is taking legal action against Burgenland-Energie. As no agreement has been reached, legal action is now to follow.
There are no signs of a compromise in the dispute between lawyer Georg Zanger from Vienna and Burgenland-Energie. As reported, the energy supplier announced on St. Stephen's Day that it would not accept the lawyer's "questionable offer". Burgenland-Energie stated that it was examining whether "this business practice, which should be rejected" was compatible with the professional code of conduct for lawyers.
Electricity price "unlawfully inflated"
Specifically, the case concerns a past increase in the electricity price, which the lawyer considers to be "unlawfully excessive". According to Zanger, Burgenland-Energie had submitted a proposal to limit the number of eligible customers to 700 - including 200 euros per client. For the lawyer, however, a fixed amount of at least 500 euros would be "acceptable".
No agreement
However, this sum was rejected as a proposal for a settlement, according to Zanger. He assumes that the energy supplier would have to pay back between 900 and 1500 euros per client. As no agreement has been reached, legal action will follow. Preparations are in full swing. There is talk of up to 2500 customers for whom Zanger wants to have the "overpaid electricity costs" refunded.
Burgenland-Energie does not share the lawyer's view. According to the office of CEO Stephan Sharma, the company has already won several lawsuits in similar cases. There was no 200-euro settlement offer per client, it is noted.
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