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Solar systems in Schwyz – Your regional partner

For roofs in Schwyz, we combine PV installation, electrical work and commissioning into one aligned process instead of disconnected trades.

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Official figures · Schwyz

Solar in Schwyz: installed base, potential and electricity price 2027

All figures apply to the municipality of Schwyz and come from federal datasets — with source and date below.

Solar systems in the federal register
472
17.6 MW capacity, 59 since January 2025
Solar capacity per resident
1,068 W
Rank 11 of 30 in the Canton of Schwyz
Roof potential per year
116.3 GWh
163.8 GWh including façades
Electricity price 2027 per kWh
25.10 ct
ebs Energie AG

  1. Self-consumption

    What a self-consumed kWh is worth in Schwyz

    On the standard tariff of ebs Energie AG, a purchased kWh costs 22.60 ct in 2027 excluding fixed and metering fees. That is roughly what every kWh of solar power saves when it is used in the house instead of being exported. The total price is 1.17 ct below last year (26.27 ct).

    Exported power is paid at the quarterly reference market price; since 2026, systems below 30 kW are guaranteed a minimum of 6 ct/kWh. In Schwyz, self-consumed power is therefore worth up to 3.8 times as much as exported power — which is why the share of solar power used in the house matters most.

  2. Winter power

    How much solar power Schwyz delivers in winter

    Suitable roofs in Schwyz could produce 116.3 GWh of solar power per year, 29% of it between October and March. Adding façades raises the potential to 163.8 GWh and the winter share to 32%: vertical surfaces make better use of the low winter sun.

    For a house with a heat pump, this winter share is what matters: demand is highest in winter and self-consumption is most valuable. Whether a flatter or steeper layout pays off on your roof only becomes clear in the site assessment.

  3. Uptake

    How far Schwyz has come with solar

    The federal plant register lists 472 photovoltaic systems in Schwyz with a combined 17.6 MW. Since January 2025, 59 systems with 1.9 MW have been added. The register covers all systems above 30 kVA, subsidised systems and voluntarily registered small systems; new systems often appear with a delay. Per resident that is 1,068 watts — rank 11 of 30 municipalities in the Canton of Schwyz.

Electricity prices: ElCom, category H4 (household, 4,500 kWh per year), standard product, 2027. Sources: SFOE, solar potential of Schwyz (PDF) · ElCom, electricity prices Schwyz · SFOE, electricity production plants (as of 2026-09-14) · Energy Ordinance, Art. 12

Figures with sources

Solar in Schwyz: cost, size, storage.

Three questions decide almost every project before a roof is ever measured. Here they are with source and date, so it stays clear what each figure rests on.

  1. Costs

    What a system costs

    Example: 5–10 kWp rooftop PV: CHF 13,500–27,000. Incl. 8.1% VAT, before incentives and tax deductions, without a battery. Calculated from the SFOE median of CHF 2,497/kWp: the range reflects different system sizes. A market comparison, not a quote.

    Roof renovation, structural reinforcement and replacement of the meter cabinet are not included. Roof access, electrical work and planning can change the price. Your specific quote follows the property assessment.

    Costs with calculation and sources

  2. Sizing

    Single-family home: the realistic size

    A typical household using around 4,000 kWh per year needs roughly 25 m² of module area (Swissolar, February 2024). As a starting figure, global irradiation in Canton Schwyz is around 1100 kWh/m² per year. Whether that works on your roof in Schwyz depends on orientation, pitch and shading — not on the floor plan.

    Two federal bonuses explicitly do not apply to a single-family home: the winter electricity bonus requires at least 100 kW, and the tilt bonus at least 75 degrees of pitch. Neither applies to an ordinary pitched roof. Counting on them makes the business case look better than it is.

    Clarify notification and permission before installation

  3. Storage

    Battery storage and self-consumption

    Battery storage earns its money through self-consumption: it shifts solar power from midday into the evening. With ebs Energie AG, every kWh shifted this way is worth 22.60 ct instead of a feed-in payment of at least 6 ct — up to CHF 166 per 1,000 kWh a year. Whether that covers the battery over its lifetime depends on your evening consumption.

    Since 1 January 2025, an association for self-consumption (ZEV) may also use the existing connection lines. This makes apartment buildings and neighbourhood setups considerably cheaper, as no dedicated line is required. In Schwyz, the connection conditions are set by ebs Energie AG.

    When battery storage makes sense

Sources: SFOE price survey 2025 · 03 Aug 2026 · FTA: VAT rates · Swiss Federal Office of Energy, factsheet on PV promotion (PDF) · Pronovo, one-time payment for PV · Swissolar, photovoltaics factsheet (February 2024)

Services

What we offer.

PV system, heat pump, storage, wallbox and monitoring from one team. Every service is planned as part of a working energy system.

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Illustration of a home with a solar roof, heat pump and charging station.

01 · Roof & facade

Plan and install PV systems cleanly.

We review roof, structure, shading, cable routing, inverter and grid connection. Then we create a technically reliable quote.

Roof review · Electrical coordination · Commissioning

01 / 05

Process

Understand first, then promise.

From first contact to commissioning, every system follows a clear process. We clarify roof, electrical work, incentives and expansion path completely. Only then do you receive a reliable quote. No site chaos, no wishful math.

  1. 01
    About 2 minutes

    Initial estimate

    Your key details are enough for a first, honest orientation — no appointment, no obligation.

  2. 02
    Response within 24–48 h

    3D survey & technical review

    We measure the roof by drone and clarify electrical work, regulations and the grid operator.

  3. 03
    A few days after the survey

    Transparent quote

    You see every line item individually, realistic ranges and sensible options such as storage or a wallbox.

  4. 04
    After permit and grid-operator approval

    Planning, installation & commissioning

    We coordinate execution, registration, acceptance and documentation until your system is reliably connected to the grid.

Swiss facts

Applies to residential and commercial properties.

One-time remuneration
Federal support depends on system type and size band. Vigorek clarifies which remuneration rate applies to your property and how it interacts with canton and grid operator.
Storage as a system decision
A battery only pays off when it fits your consumption and home technology. We assess it as part of the overall plan — not as a late upsell.
Realistic payback
We calculate with ranges instead of wishful numbers: self-consumption, remuneration and tariff logic together give a realistic picture of your economic return.

Economics

What does your solar system save?

We map self-consumption, feed-in tariff and payback for your property — so you see early what the system realistically returns.

Proof

How sound planning becomes visible.

Our quotes are not built from flat packages, but from checked data, technical pre-assessment and clearly itemized positions.

  1. Planning basis

    Official data as the first cross-check

    Roof potential, irradiation and addresses are checked against GeoAdmin and BFE Sonnendach: the same datasets used by federal and cantonal bodies.

    Tablet showing a 3D roof plan next to printed cadastral plans and elevation maps on a light desk

  2. Property review

    Final quote based on verified data

    The initial estimate gives realistic orientation. For the final quote, we capture roof areas, access and technical conditions through a 3D survey (drone) and on-site review — precise, not based on satellite assumptions.

    Survey drone above a pitched roof during property capture at dusk

  3. Electrical

    Coordination by licensed professionals

    From electrical planning through protection equipment to grid registration: all safety-critical steps are carried out by licensed electrical professionals, in-house or through vetted partners.

    Electrical professional wiring the protection devices in a distribution cabinet next to the inverter

  4. Quote

    Itemized instead of a flat package

    Every line item is shown individually instead of hidden in a flat package — so variants and ranges stay traceable from the start.

    Printed photovoltaic quote with individually itemized positions next to glasses and a pen

Execution standard

  • Fall protection
  • Waterproofing
  • Electrical installation to standard
  • Documentation

Regional clarification

Not every system follows the same logic in Schwyz.

In Switzerland, permits, grid operator, metering concept and incentive path always depend on the property, municipality and canton. These are exactly the points clarified early before a quote becomes binding.

That avoids a generic promise and creates a well-founded assessment that fits the region and the building.

Components by

  • Fronius
  • LONGi Solar
  • BYD
  • SolarEdge
  • Ernst Schweizer
  • SMA
  • Stäubli
  • Huawei
  • KOSTAL

The Founders

Engineering depth. Financial structure.

You know before signing who calculates your project and who builds it. Behind that are two founders with two areas of expertise — engineering and finance — and the conviction that a solar system only works long-term when both fit together from the start.

Christian Freiberger

CFA · former KPMG Senior Manager

Co-Founder · Strategy & Finance

Independent management consultant since 2015, previously Senior Manager at KPMG. Most recently Interim Treasury Manager at an energy storage manufacturer. Christian brings the financial structure: liquidity planning, transparent calculations and no project whose numbers don’t add up.

CFATreasuryBusiness case

Marc Hammerschmidt

B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering

Co-Founder · Engineering & Planning

Marc handles the technical side: planning, structural analysis, system integration and execution that remains traceable a decade later. An engineering mindset means no improvisation, only well-reasoned solutions for every roof.

Mechanical Eng.System planningStructural analysis

Next step

Questions about your roof? We’ll go through them with you personally — the initial estimate is the easiest way in.

Clarity before commitment

Answers before you decide.

The key points are explained clearly, factually and without artificial urgency. For details, we assess your property in its project context.

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Municipality check

Solar system in Schwyz: what matters locally

Single-family homes, agricultural buildings and smaller commercial roofs need different mounting systems. Before quoting, we review roof membrane, cable routing, inverter location and possible scaffolding logic.

Schwyz belongs to Canton Schwyz. We therefore combine the local roof assessment with cantonal requirements for subsidies, permits, grid connection and documentation.

Roof potential

Canton Schwyz guideline: approx. 1100 kWh/m² global irradiation per year.

Grid & utility

Grid operator in Schwyz according to ElCom: ebs Energie AG. Metering concept and registration are clarified before execution.

Permit

Self-generation obligation since 1 May 2022 for all (replacement) new builds: at least 10 W/m² of energy reference area, no more than 30 kW in total (§ 8c kEnG, § 24d kEnV); substitute payments are not possible. Roof systems normally run through the notification procedure — filed at least 20 days before work starts via eBau. Subject to notification does not mean exempt from a permit.

Subsidies & taxes

Schwyz does not fund photovoltaics at cantonal level: the Office for the Environment and Energy expressly refers to the federal level in its FAQ. Of the solar technologies, only solar thermal is supported cantonally (CHF 2,400 + CHF 1,000 per kWth up to 70 kW). For PV, what counts is the Pronovo one-time payment, the tax deduction and any municipal schemes.

In the region

Solar installations in more municipalities in Canton Schwyz

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Your next step: an initial estimate in about 2 minutes.

Your key details produce a first orientation on price range, incentives and payback — a solid basis to talk through your project.

01

You know where you stand

A realistic span for your roof — not a rounded sales promise.

02

The technical side is built in

Electrical scope, metering and grid connection belong to the calculation from the start, not to a surprise afterwards.

03

You decide calmly

If it fits, a traceable quote follows. If it doesn’t, we’ll tell you that openly.

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Quick to complete, concrete as a starting point for your building — and no obligation.

Free and non-binding.Response within 24–48 h.Your data stays with us.

Direct contact

If the project is already more concrete.

If you prefer to speak directly or already have documents and project context at hand, you can reach us through the usual channels.

Works well for

Roof plans, photos, existing quotes, questions around electrical coordination or already defined project timelines.

Email

info@vigorek.ch

Phone

+41 78 615 90 58

Location

Kirchweg 32, 8102 Oberengstringen, Zürich, CH

Coverage

Complete PV systems with planning, installation, electrical coordination and commissioning across all German-speaking cantons.

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Core services

Services with a real focus on Schwyz

The key services, tailored directly to Schwyz and the local requirements in your region.

Regional service

PV Installation Schwyz – Roof & Electrical

Schwyz is seeing strong growth in private PV systems, especially in the growing agglomeration around Lake Zurich and the March district. From 2026, EWS AG remunerates surplus energy at the BFE reference market price (around 7 Rp./kWh, set quarterly) plus around 2.5 Rp./kWh for guarantees of origin (HKN); the statutory minimum is 6 Rp./kWh up to 30 kW. In the Schwyz high valley, systems deliver significantly more winter electricity thanks to altitude – installation quality must withstand alpine wind loads and snow conditions.

Regional service

Solar Installation Schwyz – Planning to Commissioning

Canton Schwyz is growing – especially around Lake Zurich and in the March district. From 2026, EWS AG (Axpo subsidiary) compensates feed-in at the BFE reference market price (around 7 Rp./kWh, set quarterly) plus around 2.5 Rp./kWh for guarantees of origin (HKN) – statutory minimum 6 Rp./kWh up to 30 kW – and supports alpine solar projects. The failed referendum on the Alpin Solar Ybrig project (2024) shows: community engagement and transparent communication are as decisive in Schwyz as technical excellence.

Further reading

Helpful answers on solar in Schwyz

These guides answer the questions that come up most often before deciding on a solar installation.

PV funding Schwyz

Canton Schwyz does not fund photovoltaics and expressly refers applicants to the federal level. Only solar thermal energy is funded cantonally; for photovoltaics the Pronovo one-time payment applies, alongside municipal and sector-specific programmes.

PV permits Schwyz

In Canton Schwyz a solar installation normally goes through the notification procedure: file the notification at least 20 days before work starts via the eBau portal, after which work may begin absent any contrary reply. Subject to notification does not mean exempt from a permit.

LEG photo­voltaics Schwyz

How a LEG works in the ebs grid area: the municipal boundary, network level below 36 kV, 5% ratio, smart meters and a 40% or 20% grid-charge reduction.

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The locations directory gives you an overview of all cantons and municipalities and takes you straight to the information for your region.

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