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Alperia and business network agree fixed-price energy offer for companies
Energy company Alperia and South Tyrol’s business network, the Südtiroler Wirtschaftsring, signed a new agreement on October 9.
It offers businesses electricity at a fixed price to help them manage costs as energy prices rise.
Alperia will give up its profit margin on the first 10,000 kilowatt-hours used; consumption beyond that is charged at the market price.
The agreement also offers discounts that the business network says can reach 30%, and Alperia has cut its gas surcharge from 8 to 3.9 cents per cubic metre.
About 15,000 companies already used the previous agreement, and participating businesses saved about €5 million in 2025.
The offer is intended to help small businesses, which can have less bargaining power than large energy users.
The new agreement has been signed, while Alperia’s board is due to meet on Monday about company appointments.
Alperia and the Südtiroler Wirtschaftsring (SWR), a business network, signed a new framework agreement on 9 October to offer companies fixed-price electricity.
The agreement is intended to help businesses manage energy costs amid geopolitical uncertainty.
Alperia will forgo its profit margin on the first 10,000 kWh, while consumption above that level will be charged at the market price.
The offer also includes discounted natural gas, with Alperia cutting its surcharge from 8 to 3.9 cents per cubic metre.
The article says companies that joined the previous agreement saved about €5 million in 2025.
- Who
- Alperia and the Südtiroler Wirtschaftsring, a network of entrepreneurs.
- What
- They signed a framework agreement offering companies fixed-price electricity, with terms for natural gas also described.
- When
- 9 October 2026.
- Where
- South Tyrol; the agreement concerns companies served through the business network.
- Why
- To give businesses more stability amid geopolitical uncertainty and high energy costs.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Una soluzione per dare stabilità in un momento di incertezza geopolitica
Concretamente rinunciamo al nostro margine di profitto sui primi 10mila kWh, se si va oltre viene applicato il prezzo di mercato
In qualità di azienda energetica altoatesina, riteniamo nostra responsabilità sostenere l’economia locale con soluzioni orientate al futuro, contribuendo così allo sviluppo del nostro territorio
Se le grandi imprese energivore possono contrattare condizioni favorevoli, le piccole fanno più fatica.
Companies that joined the existing framework agreement saved about €5 million, according to Alperia’s general manager.
Alperia and the Südtiroler Wirtschaftsring signed a new framework agreement for fixed-price electricity.
- Agreement signed
- 9 October 2026
- Electricity allowance
- Alperia forgoes its margin on the first 10,000 kWh
- Excess consumption
- Market price applies above 10,000 kWh
- Natural gas surcharge
- Cut from 8 to 3.9 cents per cubic metre
- Reported savings
- About €5 million in 2025
Sources
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