Sell your excess solar power directly to others -
fairly priced, locally consumed, no middlemen.
Sell your surplus solar energy directly to local consumers and earn up to 3x more than standard feed-in rates from utilities.
Supply clean electricity to nearby homes and businesses, and accelerate the local energy transition while supporting your neighborhood.
Choose between fixed-price contracts or yearly adjusted market rates — giving you full control and long-term financial visibility.
From contracts and billing to regulatory compliance, Upgrid manages the full process so you can focus on generating power.
Go beyond self-consumption. Monetize excess solar power and turn your PV system into a consistent revenue stream.
No need to worry about selling — we automatically match your energy with local demand, ensuring your power is used where it matters most.
Solar energy and renewable energy are game-changers for our planet. We use our natural resources to produce clean power, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. By using these sustainable sources, we cut down on pollution, fight climate change, and protect the environment for future generations. It's a win for the planet and a brighter, cleaner future for all.
See how much you could earn by selling your excess solar energy through UpGrid's peer-to-peer platform.
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This calculator is informational and non-binding. Actual savings/earnings vary.
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If you own a PV system in Switzerland, you don't have to settle for low feed-in tariffs anymore. Traditionally, utilities pay producers only 0.03–0.10 CHF per kWh for surplus solar, while reselling electricity to consumers at 0.20–0.30 CHF per kWh.
With UpGrid, you can sell your surplus solar energy directly to local consumers inside a renewable energy community:
By signing up today, you can already secure your spot as a producer and be ready to monetize your surplus through Switzerland's new Lokale Energiegemeinschaften (LEGs) as the law comes into effect in 2026.
In most cases, no extra equipment is required beyond what you already have. If your PV system is connected to the grid, you can export surplus electricity. The key requirement is a smart meter, which most Swiss households will have by 2027 due to the national rollout.
With UpGrid, once your smart meter is in place:
This means that if you already produce solar power, you're essentially ready to start selling locally with UpGrid.
Yes — but only under specific frameworks. Today, Swiss law allows collective self-consumption (ZEV) inside a single building or site, where solar producers can share electricity with tenants or co-owners. Selling directly across the street is not yet permitted under current regulation.
That changes in 2026 with the new Lokale Energiegemeinschaften (LEGs) law. LEGs make peer-to-peer energy trading through the public grid fully legal, allowing producers to sell solar power directly to neighbors in the same community.
With UpGrid, you don't need to worry about the legal details:
UpGrid is the easiest way to prepare for legal, fair, and local peer-to-peer energy trading in Switzerland.
For businesses and SMEs with PV systems, selling surplus electricity locally can create a new and more profitable revenue stream.
Example:
An SME generating 50,000 kWh of surplus per year would earn around 1,500–5,000 CHF via traditional feed-in. Through UpGrid, this could increase to 7,500–10,000 CHF annually.
Why it matters for SMEs:
With UpGrid, your solar investment becomes not just a sustainability asset, but also a scalable revenue driver.
Traditional feed-in tariffs (KEV) paid solar producers a fixed price for surplus electricity fed into the grid. These subsidies officially ended in February 2024, and today utilities usually pay only 0.03–0.10 CHF per kWh. Consumers, meanwhile, still pay 0.20–0.30 CHF per kWh to buy electricity back from the grid.
UpGrid changes this model:
With the end of KEV and the start of Lokale Energiegemeinschaften (LEGs) in 2026, UpGrid offers the fair, future-proof alternative — making local energy trading more rewarding for producers and more affordable for consumers.
