Solar

Federal one-time remuneration for eligible photovoltaic installations in Switzerland, with possible cumulation depending on the canton and the energy supplier.

CHF 300 - 600

Your energy renovation costs are deductible from federal direct tax and cantonal taxes. Spread over up to 3 tax periods.

IWB (Basel utility) support programme for solar and district heating connections.

CHF 500 - 3,000

EWZ (Zürich city utility) support for photovoltaic and heat pumps.

CHF 500 - 4,000

Romande Énergie utility subsidies for solar installations and heat pumps in the canton of Vaud.

CHF 500 - 3,000

Geneva utility (SIG) programme: bonuses for heat pumps, solar thermal and renewable installations. Solar premium boosted to 25% of the federal amount from 2026.

CHF 1,000 - 5,000

New in 2026: up to CHF 2,000-4,000 per charging point (Vaud, Geneva, Neuchâtel). Covers up to 50% of the cost of a residential or shared charging station.

CHF 800 - 4,000

New for 2026: dedicated subsidy for PV storage batteries up to CHF 130/kWh (Geneva, Neuchâtel). Boosts self-consumption as buyback tariffs are reduced.

CHF 100 - 130

Municipal and energy provider subsidies for local renewable energy installations

CHF 500 - 5,000

How do you avoid a blockage or rejection in a solar file?

Troubleshooting article for the project-file stage: it explains why solar dossiers get blocked when the project framing, the grid interface and the subsidy logic diverge, and it gives a practical final review to reduce the risk of rejection.

Should Pronovo be requested before or after solar installation?

This article explains why Pronovo timing cannot be reduced to a simple before/after rule: the right moment depends on the programme, the real project status, the documents already available, and the way installation, grid notification, and remuneration are sequenced in a solar project.

What are the steps between the quote, installation, grid notification and remuneration?

This article reads the solar journey as one continuous sequence: project framing, technical installation, grid interface, file preparation and final remuneration. It helps the reader separate technical steps from administrative ones, spot the most frequent blocking points, and run the last consistency check before waiting for payment.

Which documents should you prepare for a subsidized solar project?

This article helps solar project owners assemble a subsidy file in the right order: project core, technical and grid evidence, administrative proofs, then programme-specific and local layers. The goal is a coherent dossier that matches the reality of the installation and reduces avoidable back-and-forth with Pronovo, the grid operator, or cantonal energy services.

What do RCP, ZEV, and grid injection mean in a solar project?

Explain, in a Swiss solar-project context, how RCP and ZEV describe the shared self-consumption setup, how grid injection refers to surplus electricity sent to the network, and why mixing those terms leads to misread project files and imprecise decisions.

What does one-time remuneration mean in a solar project?

Defines one-time remuneration as the federal, Pronovo-based support layer of a solar PV project, explains why it matters when reading the project file, and separates it from local subsidies and the overall economics of the installation.