Stadtwerk Winterthur: feed-in payment from 2027
Checked on 13 October 2026
What Stadtwerk Winterthur has published for 2027
- Lets you choose: a fixed price of 11.70 Rp./kWh in winter, 9.00 Rp./kWh in summer or the market price.
- Applies from 1 January 2027.
- At negative prices you pay the market price, and the premium is still paid.
Sources: Produktblatt Einspeisevergütung Photovoltaik 2027 · Einspeisung von Solarstrom · Produktblatt Einspeisevergütung Photovoltaik 2026
What this means for a typical house
Example: 8 kWp, facing south, 30°, 7,000 kWh use a year, postcode 8400 (weather station Aadorf / Tänikon), with Stadtwerk Winterthur's electricity price. Replayed with each year's real weather and prices.
| Year | Under current rules | Under 2027 rules | Difference | Share of total earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CHF 531 | CHF 483 | −CHF 48 | −3.3 % |
| 2024 | CHF 418 | CHF 392 | −CHF 26 | −1.8 % |
| 2023 | CHF 606 | CHF 574 | −CHF 32 | −2.3 % |
| 2022 | CHF 2'180 | CHF 2'157 | −CHF 23 | −0.8 % |
| 2021 | CHF 674 | CHF 658 | −CHF 16 | −1.3 % |
Should you do something?
For this example house: No. The change costs you about CHF 48 a year, which is 3.3 % of everything your panels earn. None of the possible steps pays off for you. You can leave everything as it is.