On 1 March 2024, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on amendments to the Electricity Supply Act, the Energy Act and the CO2 Act for submission to Parliament, with a view to enshrining the electricity reserve in law. The electricity reserve is made up of a hydropower reserve, a thermal reserve comprising backup power plants, emergency generators and combined heat and power plants (CHP plants), as well as a demand side balancing reserve. Following detailed deliberations on the bill (24.033), Parliament adopted amendments to the Electricity Act, the CO2 Act and the Energy Act on 20 June 2025. The referendum deadline expired unused on 9 October 2025. For the Dispatch and legislative text, see 'Legislation'. Documentation relating to parliamentary debate 24.033 can be found under 'Links'.
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