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Create a Local Electricity Community in Biel/Bienne (BE)

The LEC potential for Biel/Bienne in numbers: index, eligible addresses, mobilisable solar surplus. Check your address in 30 seconds and join a Local Electricity Community with Energie Service Biel/Bienne (ESB).

Canton BE · DSO Energie Service Biel/Bienne (ESB) · FSO no. 371
LEC index
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No viable LEC yet
Eligible addresses
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connection points inside a viable LEC
Viable LECs
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transformer perimeter (40%) + substation perimeter (20%)
Solar surplus
0MWh/an
production mobilisable inside LECs
Biel/Bienne has been analysed by WattMatch, but no viable Local Electricity Community has been identified to date: the municipality still lacks enough photovoltaic generation to meet the legal viability threshold (at least 5% of subscribed power, art. 14 EnV). New solar producers can shift that number.

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

What is a LEC in Biel/Bienne?

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 Service Biel/Bienne (ESB)'s standard tariff.

Is my address in Biel/Bienne eligible?

Eligibility requires at least 5% of photovoltaic capacity in your perimeter (art. 14 EnV). Not every address in Biel/Bienne 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 Biel/Bienne

You enter your address in Biel/Bienne, check eligibility and sign the representation mandate online. WattMatch handles the steps with Energie Service Biel/Bienne (ESB), 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, Biel/Bienne

The LEC ecosystem is rolling out gradually in Biel/Bienne. 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.

Biel/Bienne is served by Energie Service Biel/Bienne (ESB). 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 Service Biel/Bienne (ESB). The initial diagnosis is free.