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Switzerland
Switzerland
Renewable energy incentive program
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December, 2013
Switzerland Country Renewable Energy Overview
Green energy diffusion in the country
• Solar energy (photovoltaic)• Wind mills
• Biomass, wastes, biogas.• Incentive scheme for renewables
Wind mills energy incentives program
• National overview• Feed-in-tariffs
Solar energy incentives program
• National overview• Feed-in-tariffs• Tax credits
Country renewable energy - Summary
Biomass, biofuels, biogas energy, incentives program
• National overview
• Feed-in-tariffs
December, 2013
Geothermal energy
• National overview• Feed-in-tariffs
Hydroelectricity
• National overview• Feed-in-tariffs
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Primary production of energy in 2010 (in 1000 toe)
Coal
Renewables
Nuclear
Natural gas
Oil
Switzerland Renewable energy production
Renewable energy - Production
December, 2013
Thanks to its topography and high levels of annual
rainfall, Switzerland has ideal conditions for the
utilization of hydropower. Hydroelectric energy
production is the leading renewable energy
source with 62.43% of national total electricity
production.
The total installed renewable capacity (biomass
+ geothermal + hydroelectricity +solar +wind) in
Switzerland increased by 1.13% from 14,031
MW in 2010 to 14,189 MW in 2011, ranking on
17th position globally. Over the previous 5 years,
the total installed renewable energy capacity has
raised by 0.44% .
China was the world leader for total installed
renewable capacity in 2011 with 301,440 MW,
or 21.24 times larger than Switzerland.
The total installed renewable capacity in
Switzerland in 2012 represented 69.5% of total
installed energy capacity (all conventional + all
renewable energy sources).
Data Source: Eurostat
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Primary production of renewables by type
Wind
Hydro
Geothermal
Biomass and wastes
Solar energy
Switzerland Renewable energy production
Switzerland renewable energy production is
mainly based on hydroelectric production.
In 2011 it covered a share of 63% of total
renewable energy production. Biomass energy
production is the second renewable source of the
country.
Despite the little share, solar energy production
has considerably grown up in the last years, such
as wind and biomass energy production.
December, 2013
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(1 000 toe) in 2010
Data Source: Eurostat
1.03%
31.27%
5.21%
62.43%
0.06%
Primary Production of Renewables in 2010 (%)
Solar energy
Biomass and wastes
Geothermal
Hydro
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Switzerland electricity production 1998-2010
Total electricity
production
Renewable electricity
production
Switzerland Green energy production
Green energy production
69824 GWh (2012)
37954 GWh (2010)
December, 2013
In 2010, electricity production from renewable sources in Switzerland reached a share of
about 55 % of the total.
One of the main objectives of Switzerland's energy policy, with the introduction of the FIT,
is to increase the amount of electricity generated by “new” renewable energy (without
large-scale hydro) by 5,400 GWh, or 10% of the electricity consumption, by 2030.
Wind energy is supposed to add 600 to 1,200 GWh to these targets.
Data Source: Eurostat
Switzerland RE forecast in Switzerland
Forecasts
The Swiss government’s target for 2020 is to reach a renewable energy production equal to 24 %
of total energy consumption.
The target put a few years ago for 2030 is to add a 5,400 GWh or renewable energy production to
total. This means aproximatively 220 GWh per year. In 2020 the added production should be
approximatively 3000 GWh.
Swiss Federal Electricity Supply Act
Forecasts by the AEE : National Energy Agency
December, 2013
0.005.00
10.0015.0020.0025.0030.0035.0040.0045.00
Hydroelectric Solar Geothermal Biomass and
wastes
Wind
2010 36.06 0.59 3.01 18.06 0.03
2035-2050 41 18 10.5 26 4.5
TW
h
Renewable energy production forecast 2035-2050
Switzerland Renewables - Incentive scheme
Incentives for renewables – fast overview
• The main stimulus for renewables is a feed-in-tariff scheme for each renewable source emended by
government.
The Swiss FIT program took as a base model the German FIT program.
• The first Energy Law was introduced on 26th June 1998, the so called “LEne”, and in 2008 new feed-in-tariffs
were introduced, with the “LAEI” the new Energy Law.
Through the years there was made revisions on energy law. Feed-in-tariffs for renewables, were actualized in
February 2010, but they are still provisory.
• Tariffs are paid for a period of 20-25 years.
2013Feed - in – tariffs
Swiss franc (euro) /kWh
Photovoltaic
Ground mounted Rooftop BIPV Duration (years)
0.281 (0.2324) – 0.365
(0.3019)0.037 (0.0306) – 0.399 (0.33)
0.334 (0.3019) – 0.488
(0.4036)25
Wind MillsSmall wind mills < 10 kWp Duration (years) Large wind mills > 10 kWp Duration
0.215 (0.1778) 20 0.215 (0.1778) first 5 years
0.135 (0.1117)After premium period,
to year 20Biomass/gas/wastes Power plant 50 kWp - 5 MWp
0.185 (0.153) – 0.28 (0.2316)
Bonuses:
0.035 (0.0289) – 0.08 (0.0662)
GeothermalDuration
(years) Plants <20 MW Plants >20 MW
20
0.28 (0.2316) – 0.4
(0.3309) 0.227 (0.1878)
Swiss Franc/ € = 0,83 October 2012
December, 2013
Hydro Power plant <10 MW
0.075 (0.062) – 0.26 (0.2151)
Pressure Bonuses:
0.01 (0.0083) – 0.045 (0.0372)
Water management bonusses:
0.025 (0.0207) – 0.055 (0.0455)
Switzerland Feed-in Tariffs
Feed-in Tariffs - 2013
December, 2013
Solar Photovoltaic 25 years
Ground-mounted in SWF € ct/kwh
<10 kW 0.331 27.5
<30 kW 0.27 22.4
<100 kW 0.248 20.6
>100 kW 0.231 19.2
>1,000 kW 0.216 17.9
Rooftop
<10 kW 0.361 30.0
<30 kW 0.294 24.4
<100 kW 0.269 22.3
>1,000 kW 0.251 20.8
Building Integrated
<10 kW 0.428 35.5
<30 kW 0.365 30.3
<100 kW 0.332 27.6
>100 kW 0.315 26.1
>1,000 kW 0.289 24
Wind (20 years) in SWF In Euro
Small Wind <10 kW 0.215 0.1778
Large Wind > 10 kW
All Sites 0.215 0.1778
60% Reference Yield 0.215 0.1778
70% Reference Yield 0.215 0.1778
80% Reference Yield 0.215 0.1778
90% Reference Yield 0.215 0.1778
100% Reference Yield 0.215 0.1778
110% Reference Yield 0.215 0.1778
120% Reference Yield 0.215 0.1778
130% Reference Yield 0.215 0.1778
After Premium Period 0.135 0.1117
Geothermal (20 years)
in SWF € ct/kwh
<5 MW 0.4 33.3
<10 MW 0.36 30
<20 MW 0.28 23.3
>20 MW 0.227 18.9
Hydro (25 years) in SWF € ct/kwh
<10 kW 0.26 21.6
<50 kW 0.2 16.7
<300 kW 0.145 12.1
<1 MW 0.11 9.2
<10 MW 0.075 6.2
Pressure Bonus (for the head of the
penstock)
<5 m 0.045 3.7
<10 m 0.027 2.2
<20 m 0.02 1.7
<50 m 0.015 1.2
>50 m 0.01 0.8
Water Management Bonus
<10 kW 0.055 4.6
<50 kW 0.04 3.3
<300 kW 0.03 2.5
>300 kW 0.025 2.1
Maximum
tariff 0.35 3
Biomass (20 years)in SWF In Euro
Sewage gas
maximum 0.24 0.1985
Waste gas
maximum 0.2 0.1654
Other biogas
<50 kW 0.28 23
<100 kW 0.25 20.8
<500 kW 0.22 18.3
<5 MW 0.185 15.4
>5 MW 0.175 14.6
Wood burning bonus
<50 kW 0.08 6.7
<100 kW 0.07 5.8
<500 kW 0.06 5
<5 MW 0.04 3.3
>5 MW 0.035 2.9
Power Bonus from Agricultural Wastes
<50 kW 0.18 15
<100 kW 0.16 13.3
<500 kW 0.13 10.8
<5 MW 0.045 3.7
Bonus for district
heating 0 0
Swiss Franc/ € = 0,8265 25 October 2012
Source: www.wind-works.org
Switzerland Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity
December, 2013
•In 2012, hydroelectricity production
reached 3101 ktoe (36 064 GWh) (equal
to 56.8% of total renewable energy
production).
9.85%
90.15%
Share of hydroelectricity
in EU27
Switzerland
EU (27)
Switzerland Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity
December, 2013
At the beginning of the 1970s, based on the estimated mean production level, hydropower accounted
for almost 90% of domestic electricity production, but this figure dropped to approximately 60% by
1985 following the shutting of Switzerland's nuclear power plants, and is at present about 56%. In
consequence, hydropower remains Switzerland's major domestic source of renewable energy.
Over a third of the total power produced in Switzerland is supplied by stations using reservoirs -
constructed by building huge dams in the mountains. The dam wall of Grande Dixence, in canton
Valais, the third highest in the world, at 285 meters.
Run-of-river stations, which use the water's natural flow to drive their turbines supply another
quarter comes.
556 hydropower plants in Switzerland have a capacity of no less than 300 kilowatts each, which
generate an average of approximately 35,830 GWh per year:
-47% are produced in run-of-river power plants,
-49% in storage power plants and
-approximately 4% in pumped storage power plants.
Two-thirds of hydroelectricity are produced in the mountain cantons of Uri, Grisons, Ticino and
Valais, while Aargau and Bern also generate important quantities. Approximately 11% of Switzerland's
hydropower generation derive from facilities sited on bodies of water along the country's borders.
The hydropower market is estimated at 2 billion Swiss francs (basis = delivery from power plant at 5
cents/kWh), and is thus an essential fragment of Switzerland's energy industry.
Switzerland Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity
December, 2013
Switzerland Solar energy
Solar energy
• The photovoltaics market has expanded globally by more than
30% per year over the past few years, in particular in Europe. In
Switzerland, the installed capacity is approximately 30 MW, or
0.04% of Switzerland's electricity production, which is very small
proportion. Nevertheless, with the introduction of feed-in tariffs
remuneration to the electricity network, the Swiss photovoltaics
market should expand more. The systems average output in
Switzerland is about 820 kWh/kWp (annual yield/peak output of
system), however modern systems are capable of generation up to
1,000 kWh/kWp, even in the low-lying regions.
• The export volume of Swiss photovoltaic products continues to be
high and is estimated to more than 1 500 MCHF in 2009.
December, 2013
1.38%
98.62%
Share of solar energy in
EU27
Switzerland
EU (27)
Switzerland Solar energy December, 2013
Source: www.estif.org
Switzerland Solar energy
Europe yearly solar irradiation
December, 2013
Switzerland Solar energy
Yearly sum of solar electricity generated by
1kWp photovoltaic system with optimally-
inclined modules.
The correct exposure to the
solar rays of the photovoltaic
modules represents a key factor
to the purpose of getting
optimal performances from the
plant in terms of production of
electric energy.
South regions are clearly advantaged in solar energy production because of the higher level of sun
irradiation during the year.
Especially the regions of Valais, Grisons and Glaris.
December, 2013
Switzerland Solar energy
European PV power map (MW)
December, 2013
Source: EPIA
Switzerland Solar energy
European PV power (MW)
Switzerland PV power installed per inhabitant in 2011 : 26.2 W
December, 2013
Source: EPIA
Switzerland Solar energy
European PV power (MW)
December, 2013
Source: EPIA
Switzerland Solar energy December, 2013
Solar energy
Switzerland Solar energy incentive process
Solar energy – incentive scheme
Period : 25 years.
• From 2010 degression rate will be : 8 %
• Cap : 16 Mio CHF but will increase to 32 Mio when the average system price falls below
0.60 SWF/kWh.
•All tariffs are exclude VAT
2013Power
(kWp)
Tariff
Swiss Franc (€) kWh
Feed-in-tariff
Ground-mounted
<10 0.365 (0.3019)
< 30 0.337 (0.2787)
< 100 0.32 (0.2647)
> 100 0.29 (0.2399)
>1000 0.281 (0.2324)
Rooftop
< 10 0.399 (0.33)
< 30 0.368 (0.3044)
< 100 0.349 (0.2887)
> 100 0.317 (0.2622)
>1000 0.037 (0.0306)
Building intregrated (BIPV)
< 10 0.488 (0.4036)
< 30 0.439 (0.3631)
< 100 0.391 (0.3234)
> 100 0.349 (0.2887)
>1000 0.334 (0.3019)
In the following cantons: AG, AR, BS, FR (almost bailed out), SH,
TG, UR, ZH, additionally in some municipalities. Mostly capped at a
few kW.
Investment
subsidies
For installations with rated power > 10 kW, the compensation shall be proportionately calculated over the
performance classes.
Swiss Franc/ € = 0,8265 25 October 2012
December, 2013
Switzerland Solar energy sample calculation
Ground mounted installation in south SwitzerlandAn installation operator installed and commissioned in 2012 a plant with a cumulative peak
power of 25 kW. All modules have the same orientation. In 2012 the operator has a total
electricity yield of 37,000 kWh.
Ground mounted PV plant > 10 kWp
Incentive tariff : ≤ 10 kWp = 40 % = 14,800 kWh of 37,000 - 0.3019 €/kWh
> 30 kWp = 60 % = 22,200 kWh of 37,000 - 0.2787 €/kWh
When calculating the total remuneration, the following procedure has to be applied:
The total remuneration for the year 2012 therefore amounts to 10,655.26 Euro
Solar energy - Sample calculation
BIPV plant situated in south SwitzerlandAn installation operator installed and commissioned a plant in 2012 with a cumulative peak
power of 5 kW. All the modules have the same (peak) output and the same orientation. In 2012
the operator has a total electricity yield of 6500 kWh.
BIPV plant power < 10 kWp Incentive tariff: 0.4036 €/kWh
When calculating the total remuneration, the following procedure has to be applied:
The total remuneration for the year 2012 therefore amounts to 2,623.4 Euro
6500 kWh x 0.4036 €/kWh = 2,623.4
14,800 kWh x 0.3019 €/kWh = 4,468.12 Euro
+ 22,200 kWh x 0.2787 €/kWh = 6,187.14 Euro
December, 2013
Switzerland Wind energy
Wind energy production
• By the end of 2012, in Switzerland operated 32 wind turbines
with a total power of 49 MW, generating about 88 GWh of electricity.
• In Switzerland, there is plenty of potential for developing wind
energy too: it would be possible for facilities that meet the stringent
criteria of Switzerland's wind energy concept to produce around 600
GWh of electricity per annum by 2030.
December, 2013
0.02%
99.98%
Share of wind energy in
EU27
Switzerland
EU (27)
Switzerland Wind energy
Europe wind map
December, 2013
Switzerland Wind energy
Europe wind installed capacity
December, 2013
Source: EWEA
Switzerland Wind energy
Switzerland yearly average wind speed
Northern and mountain regions have higher wind speed during the year.
December, 2013
Switzerland Wind mills distribution
Distribution of wind mills (MW)
In 2012, the total installed capacity of
wind power was of 49 MW.
There are : •13 units with a power above 100 kWp
• 5 units with a power between 10 and 100
kWp,
•and 14 units with a power less than 10 KWp.
The largest wind park is in the north, in
Mont Crosin. It has 8 wind mills installed,
with an annual average power of 9.6 GWh.
Source: Wind-data.ch
December, 2013
Source: ieawind.org
Switzerland Wind energy December, 2013
Wind energy
Switzerland Wind energy incentive program
Wind energy - Incentive scheme
Period : 20 years
Degression rate : 1.5 % per year from
2013
Large wind mills :The higher initial tariff is paid for five years. This period is extended by two months for each
0.75 per cent of the reference yield by which the yield of the installation falls short of 150 per cent of the
reference yield
Reference yield in (%)Initial tariff
period
Extention of
initial tariff
Total duration
of payment
≥ 150 5 years - 5 years
142.5 5 years 20 months 6 years, 8 months
135 5 years 40 months 8 years, 4 months
127.5 5 years 60 months 10 years
120 5 years 80 months 11 years, 8 months
Switzerland has opted for the German system of tariff for wind. Unlike the French system, the German
and Swiss system extend the premium payment for a certain number of months as opposed to dropping
the tariff in year 6.
2012Tariff
Swiss franc (€) /kWhPeriod
Small wind mills
power < 10 kWp0.215 (0.1778) 20 years
Large wind mills
power > 10 kWp
0.215 (0.1778) first 5 years
0.135 (0.1117)After premium
period
If actual performance meets or exceeds 150% of the reference yield, tariff is immediately lowered to
0.135 (0.115 €)/kWh until the end of the period of payment
Swiss Franc/ € = 0,8265 February 2010
December, 2013
Switzerland Wind energy incentive program
Small wind energy installation, installed in 2012. Power of the plant : 7.5 kWp
Production 2012 : 13,500 kWh
Production 2013 : 13,900 kWh
Tariff for 20 years fixed at 0.1778 €/kWh
Degression from 2013 of 1.5 % per year of the tariff
REMUNERATION
2012
2013
Tariff lowered by 1.5 % = 0.134 €/kWh
A
13,500 kWh x 0.1778 € = 2,400.3 Euro
13,900 kWh x 0.17 € = 2.363 Euro
Wind energy – sample calculation
December, 2013
Switzerland Wind energy incentive program
Wind energy – sample calculation
Large wind energy installation, installed in 2012. Power of the plant : 100 kWp
Production 2012 : 180,000 kWh
Production 2022 : 182,000 kWh
Tariff: 0.1778 €/kWh
The actual performance is of 135 % and it is < 150 % reference yield.
Higher initial tariff is extended by 40 months higher tariff period = 8 years and 4 months
Degression of 1.5 % per year of the tariff from 2012
2012
First 8 years and 4 months tariff : 0.1778 €/kWh
From year 2015 to 2022 tariff decreased 1.5 % per year : 2022 tariff 0.102 €/kWh
2022
After premium period tariff : 0.102 €/kWh
B
180,000 kWh x 0.135 € = 24,480 Euro
182,000 kWh x 0.102 €/kWh = 18,564 Euro
December, 2013
Switzerland Biomass, biofuels, biogas energy
• After hydropower, biomass is the second most
important source of renewable energy in Switzerland,
and it can be utilized for generating electricity, heat and
motor fuel. About 40% of the energy potential of biomass
is presently being used in Switzerland.
• In 2010, biomass and wastes energy production
reached about 1553 ktoe (18.000 GWh), equal to
31.27% of total renewable energy production.
• The Biomass-biogas energy production target for 2035-
2050 is 26.000 GWh.
Bio energy production
December, 2013
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1.38%
98.62%
Share of biomass and
wastes in EU27
Switzerland
EU (27)
Switzerland Bio - energy production
Switzerland Bio power installed capacity
ARA with co-fermentation
Industrial treatment of wastewater
Biodiesel production plant
Biowaste treatment plant
Agricultural biogas plant
In 2010, biomass and wastes energy production
reached about 1553 ktoe (18000 GWh), equal to
31.27 % of total renewable energy production.
The target to 2035-2050 is to reach a 26.000 GWh
production.
December, 2013
Switzerland Bio - energy production
Switzerland Bio-Wastes potential
In Switzerland the recycling
of a waste fraction must not
only be proven to be
environmentally beneficial to
be implemented, it must also
be economically sustainable.
An estimated (not
inventoried) 300’000 tones of
bio-waste is treated by home
or community composting,
or in plants with a capacity
below 100 t/year.
December, 2013
Switzerland Biomass December, 2013
Biomass
Switzerland Biomass and biofuels energy production
Other Biomass incentive
Minimum Energy Requirements
Minimum electrical efficiency : 252 kW, 38 % .
Heat utilisation rate: minimum mustn’t be lower more than 20 % of the rate required in a civil year or in two
consecutive years, unless remuneration will be no more available until minimum heat utilisation rate is
reached.
Period: 20 years
Degression: 0 %
2012 Power plant Tariff
swiss franc (€)
Other Biomass
≤ 50 kW 0.28 (0.2316)
≤ 100 kW 0.25 (0.2068)
≤ 500 kW 0.22 (0.1820)
≤ 5 MW 0.185 (0.153)
> 5MW 0.175 (0.1447)
Wood use Bonus
≤ 50 kW 0.08 (0.0662)
≤ 100 kW 0.07 (0.0579)
≤ 500 kW 0.06 (0.0496)
≤ 5 MW 0.04 (0.0331)
> 5MW 0.035 (0.0289)
Agriculture
biomass Bonus
≤ 50 kW 0.18 (0.1489)
≤ 100 kW 0.16 (0.1323)
≤ 500 kW 0.13 (0.1075)
≤ 5 MW 0.045 (0.0372)
• Wood bonus and agriculture biomass bonus can not
be combined
• Bonus for biomass from agriculture is allocated if
uses:
1. fertilizer, with crop residues and waste substances
from agricultural production surpluses
2. if the proportion of non-agricultural co-substrates
and energy crops is ≤ 20% (mass of fresh material).
District Heating
Bonus0.02 (0.0165)
• Bonus for external heat (CHP bonus) of 0.0165 euro
cents per kilowatt hour is granted if the external heat
exceeds by at least 20 % (based on gross production)
the minimum requirements
Bonuses Swiss Franc/ € = 0,8265 February 2010
December, 2013
Switzerland Biomass and biofuels energy production
Biomass energy – sample calculation
Biomass installation with an output of 1.5 MW; year of commissioning: 2012. The plant uses fertilizer,
with crop residues and waste from agricultural production.
Energy requirements in terms of energy efficiency are reached.
Tariff: Output power 1.5 MW < 5 MW = 0.153 €/kWh
Agriculture biomass bonus : 0.0372 €/kWh
Final tariff : 0.153 + 0.0372 = 0.1902 €/kWh
A
December, 2013
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Geothermal power generation (1000 toe)
in 2010
4.40%
95.60%
Share of geothermal
energy in EU27
Switzerland
EU (27)
Switzerland Geothermal energy December, 2013
Geothermal energy
• In 2010, geothermal energy production
reached 259 ktoe (3012 GWh) (equal to 5.21
% of total renewable energy production).
Data Source: EREF
Data Source: Eurostat
Geothermal Duration (years) Plants <20 MW Plants >20 MW
20 0.28 (0.2316) – 0.4 (0.3309) 0.227 (0.1878)
2012Feed - in – tariffs
Swiss franc (euro) /kWh
Switzerland Geothermal
Geothermal Energy
December, 2013
In Switzerland there are no geothermal power installations and no electricity is produced
from geothermal sources at present. Nevertheless, the Deep Mining project in Basel intends to
build a facility capable to generate 3 MW of electricity and 20 MW of thermal production,
capable as well to provide electricity to approximately 10,000 households and to provide heat
to 2,700 households. In 1996 started the preliminary work on this pilot project on the
initiative of, and with the support of, the Swiss Federal Office of Energy.
The utilization of geothermal energy for direct-use has enhanced considerably, mostly with the
installations of geothermal heat pumps (GHP).
The second major utilization of geothermal energy is with thermal spas and wellness facilities.
The percentage of the different uses in terms of energy use (GWh) is 73.9% for HE and
horizontal loops, 13.6% for balneology, 10.4% using shallow groundwater, 1.0% using
geostructures (energy piles), 0.6% using deep aquifers which includes using tunnel water.
On Riehen, Canton Basel city, is situated one geothermal district heating. The introduction of
a feed-in tariff and a risk coverage system have been the latest modifications in governmental
policy in 2008.
Switzerland Geothermal
Geothermal Energy
December, 2013
Source: www.geoelec.eu
Switzerland Geothermal
Geothermal Energy
December, 2013
The geothermal utilization by the different categories is:
•for individual space heating - 2 MWt and 14.7 TJ/year ;
•for district heating - 3 MWt and 33.5 TJ/year;
•for air conditioning 1.4 MWt and 11 TJ/year;
•for snow melting - 0.1 MWt and 0.3 TJ/year;
•for bathing and swimming - 34.9 MWt and 1,045.4 TJ/year;
•for using tunnel water - 2.4 MWt and 7.7 TJ/year;
•for GHP - 1,017.1 MWt and 6,602 TJ/year.
The total for Switzerland is 1,060.6 MWt and 7,714.6 TJ/year
Government aid for geothermal power production (for 20 years)
Feed in tariff covering cost in Switzerland
Fixed Tariff: 40 Rp./kWh electricity, or 33.3 ct/kWh electricity (exchange rate 1€ = 1.2 CHF)
Risk insurance: the government will reimburse up to 50% of drilling costs in case of low productivity
Switzerland Geothermal energy December, 2013
Geothermal energy