Yes, and you are the one who benefits most. Eligibility is read at the connection point, not from the deed: if your address sits within the perimeter of a viable LEC, so does your home, flats included. The saving applies to the electricity bill, and in a rental that bill is usually in your name. You need neither solar panels nor building work: a LEC travels over the existing grid, without touching the meters already in place.

This is the most common case, and the benefit is direct: you buy the electricity generated near you for less than your distribution system operator's tariff, thanks to the 20 to 40% network rebate required by law. The panels in the neighbourhood do not have to be yours. They belong to a neighbour, a property manager, a company or the municipality.

An address only qualifies if it sits within the perimeter (transformer or substation) of a viable Local Electricity Community, that is, one with enough photovoltaic generation (at least 5% of subscribed power, art. 14 EnV). If your address isn't eligible today, you can sign up to be notified as soon as a LEC opens in your area.

WattMatch detects your DSO automatically from your address and postal code. The analysis currently covers areas served by BKW, Groupe E and Romande Énergie, 620 municipalities across French-speaking Switzerland and the Espace Mittelland. Other DSOs will be added as they open their data.

The transformer perimeter (≈ 500 m) gives access to the highest grid rebate (up to 40%). The substation perimeter (≈ 1.5 km) opens a rebate of up to 20%. An address can qualify for both: WattMatch automatically applies the more favourable rate.

If your address is eligible, you immediately see the applicable rate and estimated savings. You can then sign the representation mandate online, free, with no commitment before the LEC goes live. If the address isn't eligible, you can join the waiting list for your area.

Yes. Eligibility checks only require your address and postal code. No personal identifier is needed. Data is hosted in Switzerland, processed under the revised FADP and never resold. The full privacy policy is linked from the footer.