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Subsidies, energy, planning: what is new from the Confederation and the cantons, checked against the official texts.
Application before work starts, federal and cantonal support capped at 50 % of investment costs: what the draft energy ordinance provides, under consultation until 11 February 2027.
Read the articleFrom 1 January 2027, federal support in the buildings sector will be funded solely by the CO₂ levy: up to 410 million francs a year, until the end of 2034.
ReadThe Council of States energy committee (ESPEC-S) proposes following the Federal Council, in particular by abolishing guaranteed minimum remuneration for renewable electricity from installations up to 150 kW. Nothing has been decided.
ReadFribourg’s Council of State has set 1 January 2027 as the date of entry into force of the law of 3 September 2026 amending the cantonal planning and building act (LATeC).
ReadAdvance payments of up to 50 % of the subsidy, support halved if the plan is rejected or annulled: on 14 October 2026 the Council of State amended its regulation on spatial planning support measures. These subsidies are intended for municipalities, not owners.
ReadFor building permit applications filed from six months after the law enters into force (set for 1 January 2027), building or renovating a car park with more than 2,000 m² of parking area that is not attached to a building will require a solar feasibility study.
ReadDraft bill PL 13773 would refuse certain energy subsidies if leases in the building were terminated because of the works. This article will be updated as soon as an official text confirms what became of it.
ReadFrom 1 January 2027, buildings in Vaud in categories I to VII of the SIA 380/1 standard, with at least 750 m² of energy reference area and an envelope rated F or G, will have to be renovated to class D: within ten years for class G, within fifteen years for class F.
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