Subsidies by canton
100% freeCalculate your subsidies in the canton of Vaud across 22 cantonal programmes — official rates, eligibility and sources. Amounts are indicative; the cantonal decision is authoritative.
Free · Based on official cantonal rates
CHF 1'000 – 1'500
Mandate a certified CECB expert before drawing up the report. · Submit the request on the Vaud Buildings Programme portal before the service. · Plan at least two variants in the report, including a complete renovation.
Building built before 2000
CHF 40 /m²
Identify the building-envelope elements actually insulated. · Calculate the insulated area from plans, sketches or professional measurements. · Submit M-01 and any bonuses before work begins.
Building built before 2000
CHF 40 /m²
Draw up the tally of façade and roof areas and demonstrate >= 90% coverage. · File the M-14 application together with M-01, before works start.
from CHF 8'500
Confirm the automatic wood solution and the selected power. · Prepare the declaration of conformity and SwissEnergy performance guarantee. · Submit the request before any purchase or execution.
from CHF 5'000
Confirm the air/water heat pump as the target solution. · Check system-module HP or quality label depending on power. · Submit the request before order or works.
from CHF 20'000
Confirm the ground/water or water/water HP source. · Check quality label, drilling and technical requirements. · Submit the request before order or works.
from CHF 6'000
Confirm the availability and renewable quality of the network. · Obtain the detailed offer from the heat supplier. · Submit the request before connection.
from CHF 4'000
Confirm the nominal thermal power of the collectors. · Check that the collectors are on the recognised list and the performance guarantee. · Submit the request before installation.
CHF 60 – 155 /m²
Confirm the target Minergie label. · Check the project's official ERA. · Submit the request before works with the Minergie documents.
Building built before 2000
Produce or update the CECB Plus before fixing the variant. · Choose the CECB C/B or B/A target with the expert. · Submit the request before works.
Building built before 2000
Check municipal subsidies and third-party bodies before final submission. · Submit each request on the appropriate official portal before commitment. · Check the non-combination rules between measures.
Cost the installation of the distribution (radiators or underfloor heating) and the removal of the old heating. · File this application IN ADDITION to the one for the new heat generator, before works start.
CHF 50 – 80 /m²
Have the MINERGIE or MINERGIE-P label certified and attach the provisional certificate. · File the M-15 application AT THE SAME TIME as M-01, before works start.
Confirm the system is log-fired, or pellet-fired with a daily tank — automatic wood heating falls under M-03. · File the application before works start.
Have the installer confirm the recovery efficiency (>= 70 %) and the fan's specific power (<= 0.42 W/(m3/h)). · File the application before any purchase or works: projects under way or completed are no longer subsidised.
Check whether the building is listed in the Vaud architectural inventory or protected as a historic monument. · Identify the measure and its official sheet for the exact rate.
CHF 360 /kW
Have the installation's nominal thermal output established: it determines the amount, not the floor area. · Submit the application BEFORE the works start.
CHF 400 /kW
Have the installation's nominal thermal output established: it determines the amount, not the floor area. · Submit the application BEFORE the works start.
CHF 800 /kW
Have the installation's nominal thermal output established: it determines the amount, not the floor area. · Submit the application BEFORE the works start.
from CHF 8'000
Have the installation's nominal thermal output established: it determines the amount, not the floor area. · Submit the application BEFORE the works start.
from CHF 2'400
Have the collectors' nominal thermal output established: when extending, only the additional output counts. · Submit the application BEFORE the works start.
Search for the municipality's and the electricity provider's subsidies by postal code. · File the municipal application BEFORE the works, like the cantonal one.
Subventions Programme bâtiments - État de Vaud
Enter what you know about your building and your project. The calculation applies the published cantonal rates, measure by measure.
Indicative total of sizeable subsidies
CHF 1'000 – CHF 1'500
Indicative amounts computed from the published cantonal rates and your own figures. They are not a decision: the final amount depends on the file, the technical conditions and the cantonal ruling. Measures not shown are not excluded — their rate simply needs a figure you have not entered yet.
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The canton of Vaud runs around 22 energy subsidy programmes (building envelope, heating replacement, heat pumps, solar and more). Source: Subventions Programme bâtiments - État de Vaud.
Eligibility depends on construction year, the existing heating system and the measure. Enter your address to get a first reading for your parcel.
No. The amounts shown are indicative estimates; the final amount is set by the cantonal subsidy authority.
The calculator on this page applies the official rates of the canton of Vaud measure by measure. Enter your energy reference area, number of dwellings and planned works — the amounts appear straight away, free and without an account.
Find out which subsidies and building rights actually apply to your property in Vaud.
