The Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) is the competence centre for matters concerning energy supply and use in the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC).
SwissEnergy is the federal government programme to support voluntary measures that increase energy efficiency and promote renewable energies. It supports projects, runs information campaigns for the public and specific target groups and offers a wide range of consulting and quality assurance services. Furthermore, SwissEnergy plays a role in training the skilled workforce needed today and in the future to restructure Switzerland's energy supply.
It conducts its tasks in close cooperation with numerous partners from business, the public sector, education, the retail trade and the environmental sector. SwissEnergy's activities are based on Articles 47 (information and advice), 48 (education and training) and 50 (use of energy and waste heat) of the Energy Act; its mandate for 2021–30, which sets out the strategic direction, was adopted by the Federal Council on 7 December 2018.
