Solar up to 150 kW: Council of States committee proposes scrapping minimum remuneration
The 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.
Committee proposalThe text may still change before it is adopted.
What would change
- By 6 votes to 6, with the chair’s casting vote, the Committee for the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy of the Council of States (ESPEC-S) proposes following the Federal Council on the purchase and remuneration obligation under the Energy Act; in particular, the minimum remuneration guaranteed by law for renewable electricity from installations with an output of up to 150 kW would be abolished. The proposal is part of implementing the electricity agreement.
Who it concerns
- OwnersIf you are planning a solar installation up to 150 kW: under this proposal, the minimum remuneration guaranteed by law would be abolished, if both chambers followed it.
- EnergySolar installers and producers: the proposal would abolish guaranteed minimum remuneration for installations with an output of up to 150 kW.
The official text
« Par 6 voix contre 6, avec la voix prépondérante de son président, la commission propose de suivre la proposition du Conseil fédéral concernant l’obligation de reprise et de rétribution prévue par la loi sur l’énergie »
« supprimer les rétributions minimales garanties par la loi pour l’électricité produite à partir de sources renouvelables par des installations d’une puissance maximale de 150 kW »
What we do not know yet
- The Council of States itself has not yet debated it: nothing has been decided.
- A committee minority proposes minimum remuneration for a limited period, when market prices do not cover amortisation costs.