A share of a solar power plant costs you just CHF 250 per square metre. It entitles you to purchase 80 kWh of environmentally friendly solar electricity per year – for 20 years.
Solar power uses minimal resources and has low emissions. By participating in a public solar power plant, you are contributing to a sustainable energy future.
A share in a public solar power plant makes you less exposed to electricity price fluctuations.
If you move away from Zurich, then no problem: we'll buy your solar system or panels back from you at no loss to you.
ewz.solarzüri – here’s how it works:
- As a private household in the city of Zurich, you have the option of purchasing a share in a public power plant.
- Check the available plants and select one.
- Register with your name and address, your customer number or your order code.
- Select the number of square metres to be included in your share.
- For your share, you will receive a credit worth 80 kWh of solar power per square metre per year at the theoretical price of CHF 0.1563/kWh.
- Your energy bill will be reduced based on the number of square metres you purchase.
- In the event of a move, we will buy back your share at no loss to you.
If you no longer wish to participate in an ewz.solarzüri or ewz.solargrischun plant, you can terminate it at any time.
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As the service department of the City of Zurich, we provide significant support to the city in achieving their climate protection targets (net zero by 2040). Solar energy plays an essential role in this.
Thanks to our decades of experience in this promising field, we are your ideal partner if you as a tenant want to contribute to a sustainable energy future through the use of solar power.
The purchase of your own solar power at a fixed price via the square metre investment in public power plants has proven to be a successful model. Newly advertised areas are sell out in the blink of an eye.