5 May 2025
A reliable electricity supply with renewable energy.
During its session on 19 February 2025, the Federal Council adopted the second package of ordinances on the implementation of the Federal Act on a secure electricity supply with renewable energies. The new provisions concerning, among other things, local electricity communities and minimum remuneration will become effective on 1 January 2026.
Buyback and remuneration obligation and minimum remuneration
Grid operators are required to purchase and remunerate electricity generated in installations and fed into the grid in an appropriate manner. If the operators of the installations and grids cannot agree on the amount of remuneration, this will now be based on the average quarterly market price. This will protect producers from temporary fluctuations in the market price. To further protect producers from extremely low average market prices, minimum remuneration is now provided for installations with a capacity of up to 150 kWp. The aim is to ensure that the reference installations are amortised over their lifetime, even if quarterly market prices remain very low for a prolonged period.
- For small photovoltaic installations with a capacity of less than 30 kWp, the one-off remuneration amounts to 6 cts/kWh (compared to 4.6 cts/kWh in the draft submitted for consultation).
- For installations with a capacity between 30 and 150 kWp with own consumption, the remuneration for the first 30 kWp is always 6 cents/kWh, while for the portion of capacity above 30 kWp it is 0 cents/kWh (compared to 0 cents/kWh for the total capacity in the draft submitted for consultation).
- For installations from 30 kWp without own consumption, the minimum remuneration amounts to 6.2 cts/kWh (compared to 6.7 cts/kWh in the draft consultation document).
