Apartment Owners
Upgrade your property and strengthen your investment with solar energy.
Creating a Solar Community
New energy laws in Switzerland allow apartment owners and residents to join together and adopt solar power for their homes by forming what’s known as a self-consumption community (ZEV). While clean energy delivers numerous benefits to all parties, including energy bill savings to a reduced environmental footprint, it can be challenging for apartment owners to navigate these new regulations without support. Fortunately, Younergy’s experts are here to guide you through each step of the process.
Why Should You Invest in Solar Energy?
Whether you live in your apartment or rent it to tenants, going solar is a smart investment for all. Modernizing your energy system not only boosts the value of your property, it can also help you qualify for tax credits and financial incentives as well. And once your system is installed, you or your tenants will pay the same or less for electricity generated by the sun compared to electricity from the local grid.
Take Control of Your Apartment’s Energy Production
Powering your apartment with the sun reduces your reliance on a regional utility company and helps you hedge against the rising costs of electricity generated from fossil fuels. Additionally, by joining the movement toward decentralized energy, your apartment will help to stabilize local grid operations and reduce the need for costly new infrastructure required for centralized, fossil fuel-based resources.
Environmental and Economic Benefits of Solar Communities
Younergy is helping apartment owners across Switzerland to enhance their properties with forward-thinking energy solutions. We simplify your path to solar power and assist you or your tenants in maximizing self-consumption of green electricity, enabling energy savings from day one. Here are just a few of the benefits you can expect when you invest in clean energy.
Access subsidies and tax benefits to offset upfront costs and accelerate return on investment
Create energy savings opportunities for yourself or your tenants
Boost property values with clean energy upgrades
Safeguard against rising electricity costs
Reduce dependence on regional utility companies
Maximize self-consumption with additional clean energy offerings, including energy storage, smart heating and cooling, and electric vehicle chargers
Support Environmental Goals and Set a Positive Example in Your Neighborhood
The Swiss government has set its sights on transforming our energy landscape by the year 2050. As the country moves away from fossil fuels and toward renewables, every citizen will be counted upon to do their part. Younergy can help you get ahead of the curve and slash your environmental footprint for decades to come.
Cut your carbon footprint
The air pollution created by fossil fuel-based electricity generation for multi-tenant buildings is a major contributor to global carbon emissions. Opting into on-site renewable energy generation significantly decreases your carbon footprint from day one.
Support the local grid
Decentralized electricity generation is the future of energy. By generating power for your apartment on site, you are easing the demand on the local grid. This not only stabilizes grid operations and reduces the risk of power outages, it also mitigates the need for utilities to expand their fossil fuel-based generation and distribution infrastructure.
Combat climate change
The health of our planet depends upon the collective actions of people and organizations around the world. Making the switch to clean energy is one of the most effective ways to demonstrate your commitment to the environment and future generations. Inspire your community to show their environmental support with solar power!
Turnkey Solutions, Including End Customer Management
Younergy’s team of experts will lead you and your tenants through the formation and management of a self-consumption community.
We will conduct a thorough analysis of your building and its energy needs to determine the technical feasibility and potential financial benefits you can achieve with solar power. With this information, we will develop and present to you a customized solution that includes:
Estimate of energy bill savings
Technology recommendations from our robust portfolio of components
Breakdown of administrative requirements in your municipality
Our team will advise and support you in all bureaucratic matters involved with establishing a self-consumption community. The advantages include:
Cost savings through access to cheaper solar power from their own roof
Higher self-consumption of solar power equates to less feedback into the grid for remuneration at low rates
Reduction of environmental footprint by slashing CO2 production
We take full ownership for project planning, management, and construction. Our team will be on site at your apartment building until the control system is put into operation, allowing you to focus your attention elsewhere. Our services include:
Tailored recommendations on solar modules and additional components
System integration and configuration, as well as connection to the grid
Swift, reliable construction for minimum disruption to your building and its tenants
Once your solar system is installed and connected to the grid, we will assist you with administration and billing through a simple online interface. We will also monitor and maintain your system remotely to ensure smooth operation over its lifetime.
Monitoring of electricity production and consumption
Hassle-free system diagnostics and maintenance
Easy-to-understand invoicing
What Are My Financial Options?
When it comes to a major decision like adopting clean energy, we know it is important to have options. No matter your needs and preferences, Younergy has a solution to help you go solar on your own terms. See a comparison of our options below to determine which is right for you
Equipment Cost
Cost Savings
Billing
Warranty
Solar-Abo
Go solar for zero down
No equipment costs — you only pay for the electricity generated
Electricity costs are the same or lower than local utility rates
Quarterly billing, according to energy generated
Maintenance, monitoring and warranty coverage for 20 years
Solar Direct
Own your system
Priced according to system size – national and local incentives can cover up to 30% of upfront costs
Average electricity cost savings of 20 to 30% over the lifetime of your system
Multiple financing options available
Maintenance, monitoring and warranty coverage for 5 years (with optional extension)
Solar Direct
When you’re ready to buy a system to own yourself
- Equipment CostVaries by system size and components
- Energy CostNone
- Contract Duration
No contract - Maintenance
Optional - Warranty5 years included
- AdvantagesMaximizes savings and returnsCantonal Subsidy and tax deductionProperty value increase MORE ON SOLAR-DIRECT
Solar Nation
We install and maintain one of our systems on your roof. You only ever pay for the energy that you consume
- Equipment CostCHF 0.-
- Energy CostAt least 5% cheaper than the average
price in your region - Contract Duration
20 years - Maintenance
20 years - Warranty20 years
- AdvantagesNo upfront costFree System Maintenance by our Solar ExpertsOption to buy the system at any time
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Solar Abo
We install and maintain one of our systems on your roof. You only ever pay for the energy that the system produces
- Equipment CostCHF 0.-
- Energy CostFixed rate per kWh produced
- Contract Duration
20 years - Maintenance
20 years - Warranty20 years
- AdvantagesNo upfront costFree Maintenance by our Solar ExpertsOption to buy the system at any time
MORE ON SOLAR-ABO
We Take Care of Your Solar Community
We leave it to you to determine whether Younergy or one of our trusted energy control partners will assume control over the management and billing aspects of your solar system. No matter which path you choose, we ensure you and your tenants receive hassle-free, responsible service at all times.
Regular communication with community members
Routine billing based on electricity consumption
Accurate metering
Easy-to-understand invoicing
Personalized customer support
Precise system analysis
Electricity production and consumption statistics
Streamlined billing
Customer support*Performed by Younergy or a trusted energy control partner.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I would like to form a self-consumption community (ZEV) with my neighbors. How do I start?
How much will my solar electricity cost?
How does billing work?
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How long does installation take?
Will my building be without power during the installation?
Is it possible to leave or opt out of the self-consumption community?
- when demand for market access exists (consumption greater than 100,000 kWh / year).
- when the property owner fails to provide access to secure electricity supply.
- when the OCC charges an unjustified price.
Ready to Switch to Clean Energy?