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Online dispute resolution

Consumers can use the European Union's online dispute resolution platform (ODR platform) to obtain free assistance in submitting a consumer complaint about an online sales contract or online service contract as well as information about the procedures at the consumer arbitration boards in the European Union.

The ODR platform can be accessed via the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr

Stadtwerke Gießen AG (SWG) can be contacted by email at info@stadtwerke-giessen.de. SWG is neither obliged nor willing to participate in the procedures of the consumer arbitration boards in the European Union. Excluded from this is the participation of Stadtwerke Gießen AG before the arbitration board Energie e.V. named below.

Information on the rights of household customers

Questions or complaints in connection with the energy supply can be addressed to SWG:

Contact us

Stadtwerke Gießen AG
P.O. Box 100 953
35339 Giessen
Telephone: 0800 2302100 (free of charge from the German landline network and all German mobile networks)
E-mail: info@stadtwerke-giessen.de

The Consumer Service of the Federal Network Agency provides information on the applicable law, the rights of household customers and dispute resolution procedures for the electricity and gas sectors and can be reached at the following contact details:

Contact us

Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas and Telecommunications, Post and Railway
Consumer Service
P.O. Box 8001
53105 Bonn
Telephone: Mon.-Fri. from 09:00 to 15:00
030 22480-500 or 01805 101000 - Nationwide information hotline
(landline rate 14 Ct/min; mobile rates maximum 42 Ct/min)
Fax: 030 22480-323
E-mail: verbraucherservice-energie@bnetza.de

In order to settle disputes in the electricity and gas sectors, an arbitration procedure can be applied for at the Energy Arbitration Centre. SWG is obliged to participate in the arbitration procedure. The Energy Arbitration Centre can be reached at the following contact details:

Contact us

Schlichtungsstelle Energie e. V.
Friedrichstraße 133
10117 Berlin
Telephone: 030 2757240-0
Fax: 030 2757240-69
Internet: www.schlichtungsstelle-energie.de
E-mail: info@schlichtungsstelle-energie.de

Furthermore, SWG does not participate in any dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board in accordance with the VSBG.

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