Industrial site with solar panels
Industrial solutions

Your solar surplus
deserves better.
WattMatch monetises it.

Since 2026, monetise the surplus from your industrial PV plant through a Local Electricity Community (LEC). Setting one up and running it is our job.

Monetise my surplus locally
Compliant with the 2026 Swiss energy law
100% Swiss-hosted data
The industrial problem

Mandated solar, a surplus with no value.

Since 2026, Local Electricity Communities let industrial producers sell their solar surplus directly to their neighbours, at a much better rate than feeding it into the grid.

0 ct/kWh > 30 kW

Feed-in at 0 ct/kWh

Above 30 kW, the minimum feed-in tariff drops to zero. Your surplus has no value.

70% rule

70% curtailment

Since 2026, feed-in is capped at 70% of peak power. Production peaks above the cap are curtailed (1–3% of annual energy lost).

→ LEC opportunity

Structural surplus

Production peaks on weekends and at midday. Consumption peaks on weekdays. The mismatch is permanent.

Simulator

Estimate your gains in 30 seconds.

Enter your site's address. WattMatch looks up your data in the federal energy register and pulls your grid operator's tariff.

WattMatch looks up your installation in the federal energy register and pulls your grid operator's buyback rate.

Our solution

WattMatch turns your surplus into revenue.

● Available now

LEC & local sales

We set up a Local Electricity Community around your site. Your surplus is sold to neighbouring residents and SMEs at a higher rate than grid feed-in.

20 to 40% grid discount for members
Feed-in revenue ×3 to ×5
WattMatch metering and billing
Zero hardware investment
Current offering
◆ Coming soon

Batteries & peak shaving

On-site storage to keep your surplus, shave power peaks, and recover energy curtailed by the 70% rule.

20 to 50% savings on power charges
Weekend surplus → Monday consumption
Eligible cantonal subsidies (VD, NE, …)
WattMatch smart steering
Coming soon

How it works.

You stay focused on your core business. We handle the Local Electricity Community, metering, billing and flow optimisation.

01

We find your matches

Our algorithm identifies the best consumers around your industrial site.

02

We set up your LEC

Legal, grid-operator agreement, member recruitment. WattMatch handles everything.

03

You earn

Virtual metering, automated billing, reporting. Track your revenue in real time.

Ready to monetise your surplus?

Create your industrial partner account. You'll receive a partnership contract by email to sign electronically.

Min. 8 chars, 1 digit, 1 special character

Once your account is created, you can enter your energy sites and sign a partnership contract through Skribble.

Frequently asked questions

Even a few dozen kWh/h fed into the grid is enough for your site to join an existing LEC. To create a LEC around your installation, art. 14 EnV requires a PV capacity of at least 5% of participants' subscribed power. WattMatch runs the calculation from your peak power and the perimeter's consumption.

WattMatch charges a transparent commission in ct/kWh on every kilowatt-hour exchanged within the LEC, capped at 2 ct/kWh (see Contract art. 6). No entry fee, no upfront investment. Producer remuneration and consumer savings are calculated after this commission and remain better than the DSO's standard terms.

Yes. Joining a LEC changes neither your supply contract nor your supplier nor your meter. The grid-usage discount (art. 19h OApEl) is applied directly by your DSO on your bill. WattMatch coordinates everything with your DSO, you keep every existing contract.

Allow 6 to 12 weeks from mandate signature depending on perimeter size: 2 to 3 weeks of diagnosis and participant mapping, 2 to 4 weeks of validation with the DSO, then effective activation. WattMatch coordinates the whole process, you stay focused on your core business.

The negotiated LEC rate is typically 30 to 80% higher than the DSO's standard buyback rate, depending on the area and the perimeter mix. WattMatch provides a quantified simulation per industrial site, based on your real production curve and the consumption profiles of eligible neighbours.

No. An industrial site without PV can also join a LEC as a consumer: the grid-usage discount applies to the share of consumption covered by local producers. If you plan to install solar, WattMatch sizes the system based on the LEC perimeter and local demand to maximise self-consumption.