Author: [email protected] (based on press release from admin.ch)
Source: DETEC Launches Consultation on the Revision of the Energy Promotion Ordinance
Publication Date: 01.12.2025
Reading Time of Summary: 3 minutes

Executive Summary

The DETEC is adapting the Energy Promotion Ordinance to recalculate the management fee for renewable electricity producers in direct marketing. Swissgrid's switch to a single-price model for balancing energy requires an adjustment of the calculation method. The change relieves the grid surcharge fund and creates fair conditions for photovoltaic systems.

Critical Guiding Questions

  1. What incentives does the new regulation create for the further expansion of renewable energies in Switzerland?
  2. Where is the balance between fair market integration and necessary support for photovoltaic operators?
  3. How can energy policy ensure long-term planning security and innovation incentives for clean technologies?

Scenario Analysis: Future Perspectives

Short-term (1 year):
Adaptation of billing systems at Swissgrid and electricity producers. Slight relief of the grid surcharge fund.

Medium-term (5 years):
More photovoltaic systems in direct marketing. Incentive for more efficient forecasts and marketing strategies.

Long-term (10-20 years):
Stronger market integration of renewable energies. New business models and services around photovoltaics.

Main Summary

a) Core Topic & Context

The DETEC is adapting the Energy Promotion Ordinance to Swissgrid's switch to a single-price model for balancing energy. Affected are renewable electricity producers in direct marketing, especially photovoltaic systems.

b) Key Facts & Figures

  • 1,000 installations with 3 TWh annual production in direct marketing
  • Of which 650 photovoltaic systems with 0.2 TWh annual production
  • Fixed portion of the management fee: 0.11 cents/kWh
  • Variable portion now only for photovoltaics, calculated quarterly
  • Total costs 2024: 33.7 million CHF (two-price model) vs. 6 million CHF (single-price model)

c) Stakeholders & Affected Parties

Swissgrid, operators of renewable power plants (especially photovoltaics), grid surcharge fund, energy suppliers, electricity customers

d) Opportunities & Risks

Opportunity: Relief of the grid surcharge fund, fairer conditions for photovoltaics, incentive for better forecasts
Risk: Short-term uncertainty for plant operators, possibly need for adjustment in billing systems

e) Action Relevance

Energy suppliers and producers should prepare for the new regulations. Policymakers must create long-term framework conditions for the expansion of renewable energies.

List of Sources

Primary Source:
DETEC Launches Consultation on the Revision of the Energy Promotion Ordinance – admin.ch

Supplementary Sources:

  1. Explanatory Report on the Revision of the Energy Promotion Ordinance of May 2026 – PDF, admin.ch
  2. Ordinance on the Promotion of Electricity Production from Renewable Energies – PDF, admin.ch
  3. Ongoing Consultations – Overview on Fedlex

Verification Status: ✅ Facts checked on 01.12.2025