Fixed Minimum Prices for Solar in Switzerland Under Threat in EU Deal

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There is a minimum amount for electricity from the own solar system, but the EU sees fixed prices as a market distortion.

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Solar plant owners could no longer benefit from a guaranteed minimum price when reinjecting electricity.In the framework of an agreement on electricity with the European Union, the Federal Council wants to adapt the conditions of the obligation to take over.

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A consequence of the electricity agreement, which is part of bilateral III, would have the effect of abolishing the guaranteed tariff for people who inject solar current into the grids. But interpretations differThis is a consequence that some people will find unfortunate of the electricity agreement with the European Union. By signing this text, Switzerland should give up the photovoltaic support mechanism, notes the SonntagsZeitung (resumption…

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In the case of an electricity agreement with the EU, Switzerland would have to abolish the price guarantee for solar power from private installations. The Federal Office of Energy writes this in response to a request from the National Councillor Benoît Gaillard (SP/VD).

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An electricity agreement with the EU would mean the elimination of minimum tariffs for many photovoltaic installations in Switzerland. This is what the SFOE states in a letter to National Councillor Benoît Gaillard (PS/VD), which Keystone-ATS has obtained.