From 1 January 2026, Primeo Energie will align the remuneration for electricity from solar installations with the uniform level applicable throughout Switzerland. The remuneration will be based on the quarterly reference market price published by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy. This adjustment follows the revised energy legislation.
As of 1 January 2026, Primeo Energie will remunerate electricity from renewable energies according to the new nationwide feed-in remuneration defined in Article 15, paragraphs 1ter and 1bis of the revised Energy Act (EnA), which was approved by voters in 2024. The remuneration will be determined by the reference market price, set and published every quarter by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) after the end of each quarter.
This reference price reflects the quarterly average market price and corresponds to the average of the prices traded on the Swiss electricity exchange. The exact remuneration amount is therefore only known once the quarter has ended. For Guarantees of Origin (GoO), Primeo Energie will continue to pay a market-based price of up to 2 centimes per kilowatt-hour. The aim of the new remuneration method is to establish uniform conditions for renewable energy production facilities across Switzerland, enhance transparency and comparability, and further promote self-consumption.
Although producers remain free to choose to whom they sell their electricity, grid operators such as Primeo Energie are required to accept and remunerate renewable electricity produced within their supply area. This obligation only applies to renewable installations of up to 3 megawatts of capacity or an annual production of no more than 5000 megawatt-hours. All other installations are not subject to any feed-in obligation.
To protect smaller installations from excessively low market prices, the Federal Council has also defined minimum remuneration levels for installations up to 150 kW. These minimum payments are based on the amortisation of reference installations over their expected lifetime, ensuring that an average installation can generally be amortised during its operating life.
The revised legislation also opens up opportunities to optimise revenues or reduce costs through self-consumption and through innovative community models such as virtual self-consumption groups (vZEV) and Local Electricity Communities (LEC). At Primeo Energie, customers may also benefit from higher revenues by switching from the standard remuneration to the optional Primeo SolarAktiv tariff, provided their behaviour supports the grid.
Regardless of the remuneration level, self-consumption remains the most economically attractive solution. Those who use their solar power directly, or share it within an energy community, can operate their installation efficiently even as remuneration levels decrease. Many optimisation options exist: using appliances such as boilers, dishwashers or tumble dryers during the daytime when solar production is high; deploying intelligent energy management systems; charging electric vehicles with solar power; coupling heat pumps or installing battery storage. This combination of storage, smart control and conscious consumption enables self-consumption rates of up to 70 percent and significantly reduces dependence on actual feed-in remuneration.
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