The Commission notes that operating aid granted in the form of a preferential electricity price to an energy-intensive undertaking, that is, an undertaking having electricity as one of its major cost factors, is a particularly distortive form of support since the aid has a substantial and direct impact on that undertaking’s production cost and resulting competitive position.
Komisjon märgib, et energiamahukale ettevõtjale, st ettevõtjale, kelle jaoks on elekter üks peamisi kulutegureid, elektri soodustariifi vormis antav tegevusabi on eriti kahjustav abiliik, kuna kõnealusel abil on oluline ja otsene mõju selle ettevõtja tootmiskuludele ja sellest tulenevale konkurentsivõimele.