WESt Steinhausen: feed-in payment from 2027
Checked on 22 September 2026 · uncertain
What WESt Steinhausen has published for 2027
- Pays a fixed price: .
- No change is announced for 2027.
- Negative market prices do not affect you directly with this model.
Sources: WESt Stromtarife – Tarifübersicht Vergütung Solarenergie
What this means for a typical house
Example: 8 kWp, facing south, 30°, 7,000 kWh use a year, postcode 6312 (weather station Cham), with WESt Steinhausen's electricity price. Replayed with each year's real weather and prices.
| Year | Under current rules | Under 2027 rules | Difference | Share of total earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 12 months (Oct 2025 – Sept 2026) | CHF 686 | CHF 629 | −CHF 57 | −4.2 % |
| 2025 | CHF 549 | CHF 501 | −CHF 48 | −3.5 % |
| 2024 | CHF 404 | CHF 381 | −CHF 23 | −1.6 % |
| 2023 | CHF 623 | CHF 592 | −CHF 31 | −2.3 % |
| 2022 | CHF 2'188 | CHF 2'160 | −CHF 28 | −1.0 % |
| 2021 | CHF 681 | CHF 658 | −CHF 23 | −1.9 % |
Should you do something?
For this example house: No. The change costs you about CHF 57 a year, which is 4.2 % of everything your panels earn. None of the possible steps pays off for you. You can leave everything as it is.