2026 rates

How much can a Local Electricity Community earn you?

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Disclaimer: The rates shown are indicative, based on ElCom data and official grid-operator filings for 2026. The grid discount (art. 17e para. 3 LApEl, art. 19h OApEl) applies to the rebatable grid-usage component, excluding system services, the electricity reserve, the federal grid surcharge and levies. Calculation for a 10 kW PV installation. Actual conditions may vary. All prices in ct/kWh. Contact us for a personalised calculation.

Frequently asked questions

Rates are based on public ElCom data and each distribution system operator's (DSO) official filings for the current year. WattMatch first computes the consumer cap: the lowest energy rate during solar hours, plus the legal discount (40% or 20% of the rebatable grid component, art. 19h OApEl). The LEC margin is that cap minus the producer buyback (average of the quarterly SFOE prices weighted by production when the DSO applies the market price), then split into three shares: consumer, producer and the WattMatch commission capped at 2 ct/kWh.

The consumer rate is the price you pay your DSO today (energy + grid usage + levies + VAT). The producer rate is the buyback price for the energy fed in by your PV installation. The LEC rate is the price negotiated between members of the Local Electricity Community: generally lower than the consumer rate (saving) and higher than the producer buyback rate (premium).

Each DSO sets its own grid-usage rates, levies and buyback prices according to its operating costs and grid composition. That's why a LEC can be profitable with one DSO and marginal with another. WattMatch explicitly flags zones where the LEC margin is insufficient (LEC unavailable).

The grid-usage discount (up to 40% in the transformer perimeter, up to 20% in the substation perimeter under art. 19h OApEl) applies to the share of your consumption covered by the LEC's local production. The remainder stays billed at the standard rate. WattMatch optimises matching to maximise the share eligible for the discount.

DSO rates are set annually (ElCom publishes them in September for the following year). WattMatch refreshes the rate table every quarter to reflect ElCom changes, levy adjustments and buyback-condition updates. The date of the latest update is displayed at the bottom of each rate table.