Feed-in remuneration for specialist partners

Classification

Explain remuneration for electricity fed into the grid clearly

The return delivery remuneration applies to electricity that is not consumed by the producer but fed into the public grid.

The feed-in remuneration is based on the reference market price of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE). This is calculated for each technology, published after the end of the quarter and applied retrospectively by BKW for billing purposes. For certain photovoltaic systems up to 150 kW, a guaranteed minimum remuneration also applies.

Advisory focus areas

What specialist partners should explain about feed-in remuneration

For customers, the most relevant factors are the remuneration logic, performance category, self-consumption and billing.

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Remuneration model

The remuneration depends on the SFOE reference market price, the technology and the output class of the system.

Procedure

From grid connection to credit note

Specialist partners ensure that the technical requirements are in place so that feed-in and remuneration can be processed correctly.

The feed-in remuneration is paid automatically as soon as the system has been correctly connected, registered, metered and commissioned. Billing is usually carried out quarterly after publication of the reference market prices.

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Plan system and connection

Check the grid connection, production capacity, metering concept, self-consumption and any storage or EMS components.

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Register and submit installation

Submit the necessary technical documents in full and ensure that metering and feed-in are correctly represented.

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Advise customers on remuneration

Explain the reference market price, minimum remuneration, capacity classes, self-consumption and the difference compared with the electricity tariff transparently.

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Categorise billing

BKW automatically adjusts the remuneration after publication of the reference market prices and usually issues the credit note on a quarterly basis.

Consulting

Consider self-consumption, remuneration and feed-in remuneration together

Specialist partners can help customers assess PV systems not only from a technical perspective, but also in terms of economic viability.

In consulting, the feed-in tariff should always be considered together with self-consumption, system size, load profile, storage, energy management and grid-supporting feed-in regulation. From July 2026, the dynamic purchase remuneration may also be relevant if customers wish to benefit from remuneration based on the hourly electricity market price.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers for specialist partners

Key information on advice regarding feed-in remuneration, minimum remuneration and billing.

These answers support specialist partners in customer discussions and in the technical assessment.

No. BKW automatically adjusts the return delivery remuneration after the reference market prices are published. This is subject to the installation being correctly connected, registered and metered.

The remuneration is based on the SFOE reference market price. This is calculated on a technology-specific basis and published after the end of each quarter. For certain installations up to 150 kW, an additional guaranteed minimum remuneration applies.

For PV systems over 150 kW, no guaranteed minimum remuneration applies. Specialist partners should advise customers accordingly about market risks, self-consumption optimisation and alternative remuneration models.

The remuneration for returned electricity is based on the market price for electricity fed into the grid. The electricity tariff for electricity purchased includes other components such as energy, grid usage and levies. The values are therefore not directly comparable.

The feed-in remuneration is generally billed on a quarterly basis. The credit note is issued after the reference market prices have been published by the SFOE.

Downloads

Price sheets and information

All relevant documents on feed-in remuneration for consulting and planning.

The price sheets contain the fixed prices and publication dates. The information sheet summarises the basic principles of the BKW feed-in remuneration.

BKW feed-in remuneration (PDF, 246 kB)

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Feed-in remuneration price sheet 2026 (PDF, 79 kB)

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Price sheet for feed-in remuneration 2025 (PDF, 70 kB)

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BKW supports specialist partners with questions about feed-in, remuneration for returned electricity, power categories, minimum remuneration, billing and technical registration of production plants.