Guidance for households

Which remuneration is right for your solar installation?

There are different remuneration models for solar power fed into the grid. The key factors are the size of the system, self-consumption, metering and whether you want to remain on the standard model or receive dynamic remuneration.

The feed-in remuneration is the current standard for surplus solar power that your system feeds into the grid. For small and medium-sized systems, there is a guaranteed minimum remuneration to protect against very low market prices. Dynamic feed-in remuneration is a voluntary model: your feed-in is remunerated hourly at the spot market price and is particularly suitable if you can actively control consumption, storage or flexible devices.

Remuneration models

How fed-in solar power is remunerated

The detail pages explain the two most important options: feed-in remuneration and dynamic purchase remuneration.

For many households, the first important point is that self-consumed solar power reduces electricity purchases from the grid. Only the surplus fed into the grid is remunerated.

Feed-in remunerationDynamic by hourly rateUnder the voluntary dynamic model, the remuneration is based on the hourly spot market price. This can be of interest if a smart meter is available and an energy management system optimises self-consumption.View purchase remunerationFeed-in remunerationFeed surplus into the gridFind out how BKW remunerates surplus solar power, when the reference market price or minimum remuneration applies, and which price sheets are available.View feed-in remuneration

The guaranteed minimum remuneration protects operators of small and medium-sized installations against very low market prices. If the market price is higher, the higher market price will continue to be paid. The credit is issued quarterly and retrospectively.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about selling solar power

The most important answers for households with their own photovoltaic system.