Create a Local Electricity Community

Create a Local Electricity Community in Bern (BE)

The LEC potential for Bern in numbers: index, eligible addresses, mobilisable solar surplus. Check your address in 30 seconds and join a Local Electricity Community with Energie Wasser Bern.

Canton BE · DSO Energie Wasser Bern · FSO no. 351
LEC index
77/ 100
Medium potential
Eligible addresses
119
connection points inside a viable LEC
Viable LECs
2+ 2
transformer perimeter (40%) + substation perimeter (20%)
Solar surplus
120MWh/an
production mobilisable inside LECs
Good LEC potential in Bern. 119 addresses are eligible for 2 viable LECs at the 40% rebate. A meaningful slice of the municipality is covered; some zones still need extra solar producers to hit the legal viability threshold (art. 14 EnV).

Bern is one of the municipalities WattMatch tracks for Local Electricity Community (LEC) eligibility. This page rolls up the numbers specific to Bern, index, eligible addresses, viable LECs, and explains how to join or create a LEC where you live.

What is a LEC in Bern?

A Local Electricity Community (LEC) groups consumers and photovoltaic producers inside the same perimeter, transformer (≈ 500 m) or substation (≈ 1.5 km), coordinated by a single representative (WattMatch). For members, the LEC opens a grid-usage rebate of up to 40% (art. 19h OApEl) and a local energy rate that beats Energie Wasser Bern's standard tariff.

Is my address in Bern eligible?

Eligibility requires at least 5% of photovoltaic capacity in your perimeter (art. 14 EnV). Not every address in Bern is automatically eligible: coverage grows as local solar producers register. The WattMatch checker tells you in 30 seconds whether your address sits in a viable LEC and at what rate.

How to join a LEC in Bern

You enter your address in Bern, check eligibility and sign the representation mandate online. WattMatch handles the steps with Energie Wasser Bern, activation takes 4 to 8 weeks. If no LEC is viable at your address today, you can join the waiting list to be notified as soon as one opens in your area.

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Frequently asked questions, Bern

The LEC ecosystem is rolling out gradually in Bern. The WattMatch simulator tells you in 30 seconds whether your address is currently in a viable LEC (under art. 14 EnV). Otherwise you can join the waiting list for your area.

Yes. LEC membership is open to every connection point, owner or tenant, with or without a PV installation. As long as your address sits in the perimeter of a viable LEC, you qualify.

Bern is served by Energie Wasser Bern. That operator applies the grid-usage rebate (art. 19h OApEl) to LEC members and forwards the load curves needed to settle the exchanges.

If you own a building with a solar roof or if the municipality wants to put public roofs to work, WattMatch offers turnkey support: perimeter analysis, participant identification, document preparation, application to Energie Wasser Bern. The initial diagnosis is free.