Electricity tariffs 2025: Falling electricity prices for Primeo Energie customers
Münchenstein, 29 August 2024: From 1 January 2025, electricity prices for Primeo Energie customers in the basic supply will fall by an average of around 1 percent. Following the successful introduction of a variable price model for the feed-in of solar power, the company is extending the offer to include grid usage in order to give its customers the opportunity to further reduce their electricity costs.
The electricity price in the basic supply is made up of three elements: grid utilisation, energy prices and various levies to the federal government and municipalities. Electricity tariffs are therefore heavily dependent on price developments on the electricity markets and regulatory requirements. In the coming year, grid utilisation tariffs will fall slightly, mainly due to the reduction in the levy for the federal electricity reserve. In contrast, the costs for the distribution grid will increase due to higher investments in expansion and conversion in connection with the energy transition.
The energy share of the electricity price will fall in the single-digit percentage range. Following the electricity price peaks in 2022, prices on the electricity exchange have fallen, but the price level remains higher than before the start of the energy crisis. Like many other companies, Primeo Energie is pursuing a long-term procurement strategy and smoothing out the price effects for its customers by purchasing tranches over three years. The electricity price peaks in 2022 will therefore still have an impact on electricity prices in 2025, albeit to a much lesser extent than in previous years. In addition, the prices for balancing energy, which is required to stabilise the electricity grid, have increased significantly at Swissgrid.
Based on the points mentioned above, this results in an average reduction in electricity costs of 1 per cent compared to the previous year. For households in a five-room flat with an annual consumption of 4,500 kilowatt hours (kWh), costs will fall by CHF 10 or around 1 per cent next year. Commercial enterprises with an annual electricity requirement of 30,000 kWh can expect a reduction of CHF 50 (also around 1 per cent).
The electricity tariffs in the basic supply follow the provisions of electricity legislation and vary depending on the household and its product and consumption profile. Primeo Energie will inform its customers of the individual adjustments in writing over the next three months with the next invoice run. Detailed information on the 2025 electricity prices is available at primeo-energie.ch/strompreise.
Optimise electricity consumption and save costs
The company is continuing its efforts to reduce electricity costs with new tariff models. Following the introduction of the optional tariff for the feed-in of electricity from photovoltaic systems in July 2023, the offer will also be extended to electricity procurement from January 2025. With the new ‘Primeo NetzAktiv’ optional tariff, Primeo Energie is offering attractive prices for households[1] that shift their electricity purchases to times when the electricity grid is under less strain. This protects the grid and your wallet in equal measure. Households can save up to 10 per cent of their grid usage costs (primeo-energie.ch/netzaktiv).
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About Primeo Energie
Primeo Energie was founded in 1897 under the name EBM (Genossenschaft Elektra Birseck) and is headquartered in Münchenstein, Switzerland. The company, which is organised as a cooperative, manages over 220,000 metering points in Switzerland and France and reliably supplies private and business customers with energy. Under the motto ‘We bundle energy’, the infrastructure company focuses on the decarbonisation of the energy supply and offers intelligent solutions in the areas of smart homes, sustainable mobility and energy efficiency. These are aimed at private and business customers, energy supply companies, cities and municipalities. With around 700 employees, Primeo Energie is active along the entire value chain, from production and procurement to trading, storage and sales. The company is also committed to imparting knowledge to children and young people and supports over 300 local projects and charitable events in its grid area every year.
[1] For customers with an annual electricity consumption of up to 50,000 kilowatt hours.
