Fixed Minimum Prices For Solar In Switzerland Under Threat In EU Deal

2025-08-31 09:34:32

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) An electricity agreement with the European Union would mean the abolition of minimum tariffs for many photovoltaic installations in Switzerland. This is according to a letter from the Federal Office of Energy to a parliamentarian, which Keystone-SDA news agency has obtained. This content was published on August 31, 2025 - 12:47 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

Français fr Solaire: les tarifs minimaux menacés en cas d'accord avec l'UE Original Read more: Solaire: les tarifs minimaux menacés en cas d'accord avec l'U

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Le Matin Dimanche and the Sonntagzeitung newspapers, which published the information, state that the abolition of the provision guaranteeing a minimum tariff would affect homeowners who feed electricity into the grid from their solar installations. This would correspond to around 250,000 homeowners, or almost 95% of all installations in the country.

According to the European Union (EU), these fixed minimum prices constitute a distortion of the market. Last year, as part of the revision of the Electricity Act, the Swiss electorate accepted this legal guarantee by almost 69%.

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