Winter reserve

The Federal Council has selected a range of measures to prevent a power shortage in the winter.

You will find links and information on energy reserves on this page:

• Hydropower reserve
• Reserve power plants
• Generators
  
  

Documents

• Produktdatenblatt Produzent – «Notstromgruppe für die Winterreserve» für die Winter 2023 bis 2026
  (PDF, 350 KB, 01.11.2023) ID: 11215 | 763
• Faktenblatt temporäres Reservekraftwerk Birr
  (PDF, 1.2 MB, 23.08.2023) ID: 11160 | 763
• Möglichkeiten der Stromverbrauchsreduktion zur Stärkung der Versorgungssicherheit
  (PDF, 2.4 MB, 28.06.2023) ID: 11438 | 763
• Unterlagen zur Konsultation
  (ZIP, 888 KB, 05.12.2022) ID: 11210 | 763

Links

Bill on a secure electricity supply: Vote on 9 June 2024

Sichere Stromversorgung

Energy: Strengthening security of supply (Archived Dossier)

Energy: current situation

Contact for emergency power group owners

BKW – Energy Powerflex

CKW - Notstromgruppe

ewz

Primeo Energie

vgt - Virtual Global Trading

Media

14.09.2023

ElCom: Dritte Teilmenge der Wasserkraftreserve für kommenden Winter beschafft

14.09.2023

swissgrid: Procurement of the third tranche of the hydropower reserve for next winter has taken place

06.07.2023
Procurement of the second tranche of the hydropower reserve for next winter has taken place

25.05.2023
Procurement of the first tranche of the hydropower reserve for next winter has taken place (swissgrid)

25.10.2022

swissgrid: Procurement for the hydropower reserve for next winter has taken place

Further press releases (in German)

Last modification 25.04.2024