As the legal framework is designed for an established energy regime, innovative solutions for the energy transition often encounter barriers. Since rapid changes in the legal framework may involve uncertainties, testing solutions in the exceptional framework of regulatory sandboxes can be a constructive instrument of innovation policy. Until June 2021, Austrian energy law contains neither an explicit authorisation to grant such exemptions nor custom-made regulatory sandboxes. This paper is the first to investigate the practical need for regulatory sandboxes in Austria (specific fields of experimentation were identified) and elaborate necessary changes for energy law eligibility, taking European law into account.

由于法律框架是为已建立的能源制度而设计的，能源转型的创新解决方案经常遇到障碍。由于法律框架的快速变化可能涉及不确定性，因此在监管沙箱的特殊框架中测试解决方案可以成为创新政策的建设性工具。在 2021 年 6 月之前，奥地利能源法既没有明确授权授予此类豁免，也没有定制监管沙箱。本文首次调查了奥地利监管沙箱的实际需求（确定了特定的实验领域），并详细阐述了能源法资格的必要变化，同时考虑了欧洲法律。