Background
#In the St.Gallen municipal utility grid area, 2026 PV feed-in payment is at least 6.00 ct./kWh below 30 kW or the higher BFE reference market price for the relevant quarter.
For systems from 30 to below 150 kW, different minimum rates apply depending on self-consumption, while systems from 150 kW are paid according to the BFE reference market price. SGSW also list 4.60 ct./kWh for the ecological added value and 2.00 ct./kWh for flexibility use, but both items are optional and separate. Outside the St.Gallen electricity grid, this tariff sheet does not apply automatically; the responsible distribution system operator’s rules apply.
A reliable quote therefore needs the connection address, system size, self-consumption, guarantees of origin and flexibility agreement separated before feed-in revenue is calculated.
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What drives the economics
#The grid area determines the starting point. The SGSW tariff sheet applies to exports into the St.Gallen electricity grid; a property in the Canton of St. Gallen is not automatically in the SGSW area. Before quoting, the connection address must therefore be assigned to the responsible distribution system operator.
System size and self-consumption change the minimum payment. Below 30 kW, SGSW state 6.00 ct./kWh or the higher BFE reference market price. From 30 to below 150 kW, the rate is 6.20 ct./kWh without self-consumption, while systems with self-consumption follow a size-dependent minimum of 6.0 to 1.2 ct./kWh; from 150 kW, the tariff sheet provides for the BFE reference market price.
The BFE reference market price is a quarterly value, not a fixed annual rate. Under Art. 15 REO, the SFOE publishes it by 12 noon on the 10th working day after each quarter. An economic calculation that carries one market price across the entire lifetime therefore does not reflect the published system.
Guarantees of origin and flexibility are separate revenue items. The SGSW tariff sheet lists 4.60 ct./kWh for ecological added value and 2.00 ct./kWh for flexibility use, but marks both as optional. These amounts may only be included when the respective agreement with SGSW actually exists.
Self-consumption affects not only revenue but also system design. For a system from 30 to below 150 kW with self-consumption, the minimum shown in the tariff sheet decreases with system size from 6.0 to 1.2 ct./kWh. A battery, wallbox or heat pump also changes the amount that reaches the grid at all.
Federal law and the local tariff sheet serve different purposes. Art. 15 EnA and Art. 12 Energy Ordinance provide the statutory framework for purchase and minimum remuneration; the SGSW settlement separates energy, HKNs and flexibility. Feed-in payment must therefore not be equated with a Pronovo incentive or the value of self-consumed electricity.
The process in six steps
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Establish the connection address and grid operator
before calculating any rate, check whether the property is actually in the SGSW St.Gallen electricity grid. If another distribution system operator is responsible, use its current price sheet; the SGSW tariff sheet must not be applied to the whole canton.
Document system size and self-consumption
record planned capacity in kW, the self-consumption model and expected exports separately. The categories below 30 kW, from 30 to below 150 kW or from 150 kW, together with self-consumption or no self-consumption, determine which line of the SGSW tariff sheet belongs in the calculation.
Model self-consumption and exports
calculate production, directly used electricity, battery flows and feed-in separately. From 30 to below 150 kW with self-consumption, use the size-dependent minimum of 6.0 to 1.2 ct./kWh and do not mix it with the rate for systems without self-consumption.
Decide on optional products separately
before ordering, clarify whether SGSW will remunerate ecological added value at 4.60 ct./kWh and flexibility use at 2.00 ct./kWh. Include HKN transfer, controllable loads or battery control in the revenue calculation only once the SGSW agreement exists.
Coordinate grid process and commissioning
register the grid connection, metering and generating system according to SGSW requirements, and document the technical system as it is actually built. Building-law procedure, grid registration and tariff agreement are separate steps and must not be treated as one approval.
Check quarterly values and settlement
after the SFOE publication by the 10th working day after quarter-end, verify whether the higher reference market price or the minimum rate was applied. Show energy, HKNs, flexibility and VAT separately, and update the economic calculation when a new quarterly value is published.
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Frequently asked questions
#Sources
#The responsible authorities are decisive. Always verify binding details – amounts, deadlines and conditions – for your specific property against the current status of the respective authority.