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Burgenland Energie offers residents stakes in solar and wind projects
Burgenland Energie is offering residents a way to invest in its solar and wind projects in the Austrian state of Burgenland.
The offer is open to adults in 31 municipalities where the company is building renewable-energy facilities.
Investors can buy solar panels and an economic share in wind farms, with packages starting at €500.
The company says investors will receive a fixed annual payment of 3% for five years, then get their purchase price back.
Burgenland Energie will operate, maintain and insure the facilities, and says it guarantees the payments, though financial risk is not fully ruled out.
The program supports the state’s goal of becoming energy independent by 2030; Burgenland says it has reached 75% independence so far.
The investment period is due to begin on 1 February 2027.
Burgenland Energie has launched a financial participation scheme for residents of 31 Burgenland municipalities with its wind and solar projects.
Participants can buy packages for €500, €2,500 or €5,000 and receive a fixed annual payment of 3% for five years.
The scheme combines purchases of solar panels with economic ownership shares in wind projects, while Burgenland Energie operates and maintains the facilities.
The purchase price is to be repaid in full when the contract ends.
ÖVP leader Christoph Zarits criticized the scheme because residents of 140 of Burgenland’s 171 municipalities are excluded.
- Who
- Burgenland Energie is offering the scheme to adults living in 31 municipalities where it has renewable energy projects.
- What
- Residents can buy participation packages linked to solar panels and wind projects, with a fixed annual payment of 3% for five years.
- When
- The scheme was announced on 24 October 2026. The term is due to start on 1 February 2027.
- Where
- Burgenland, Austria.
- Why
- The scheme lets residents benefit financially from renewable energy projects and supports the expansion of renewable energy. The stated regional goal is energy independence by 2030.
Burgenland Energie and scheme supporters
ÖVP leader Christoph Zarits
Access to the scheme
Burgenland Energie and scheme supporters
Burgenland Energie says eligible residents in 31 project municipalities can participate.
ÖVP leader Christoph Zarits
Zarits says residents of 140 of Burgenland’s 171 municipalities are excluded and wants the offer opened to all Burgenlanders.
The Burgenland government announced the citizen participation scheme.
News outlets reported details of the offer, including its package prices, five-year term and fixed annual payment.
The scheme’s term is scheduled to begin.
- Eligible municipalities
- 31
- Package prices
- €500, €2,500 and €5,000
- Annual payment
- Fixed 3% of the purchase price
- Contract term
- Five years
- Repayment
- 100% of the purchase price after the contract ends
- Regional target
- Energy independence by 2030
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What people are saying
Wind and sun are our own energy sources. The more we use them in Burgenland, the more independent we become from energy imports.
Already with 500 euros, you get a participation in two PV panels and a wind park share of Burgenland Energie.
Burgenland has 171 municipalities, but people in only 31 municipalities are allowed to benefit from this offer. 140 municipalities are left out.