4.03.2023 07:00
(Akt. 4.03.2023 07:00)
The topic of electricity prices is currently on everyone’s lips and more and more are turning to Dornbirn lawyer Clemens Pichler. More than 150 lawsuits were filed on Friday alone.
After the Viennese commercial court overturned the price increase of the electricity provider “Verbund”, the question arises as to whether the “illwerke vkw” also increased their price too much. As of April 1st, electricity prices in Vorarlberg are set to rise to 24 cents per kilowatt hour.
“Everyone is affected”
Lawyer Clemens Pichler also accuses the “illwerke vkw” of having excessively increased the price of electricity. He has now set up a platform where customers can sign up to join a lawsuit. “Everyone is affected by this price increase. And the demand is enormous because this increase hurts people,” says Pichler. According to the lawyer, many cannot afford to pay 50 or 100 euros more a month and that is why so many would resist it.
In addition, there is already a judgment from Vienna, which classifies such an approach as illegal. The actions of the electricity providers annoy people extremely.
Legal protection assumes costs
At Pichler, therefore, complaints from people who do not agree with the electricity price increase are piling up. There were so many calls that the lawyer set up his own platform. Under https://energiepreis-anwalt.at Victims can report and file a complaint. It is important that those affected have valid legal protection. Because then, according to Pichler, the costs for a declaratory action are borne by the legal protection insurance.
150 new clients on Friday alone
According to him, the website had been accessed 4,000 times by Friday. 150 new clients have come forward who want to take action against vkw. The lawyer hopes that a large number of mandates and related lawsuits will stop an increase before April.