Especially for companies: Electricity prices likely to fall in 2025

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The Federal Ministry of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (Uvek) is reducing the capital rate cost, or WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital), by 0.25 percentage points to 3.98 percent for the 2025 tariff year, the Federal Ministry of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (Uvek) said in a statement. Thursday. As a result, it is predicted that network usage revenues will decrease by approximately 29 million francs in 2025, which will have a reducing effect on electricity prices.

However, a spokesman for the Federal Office for Energy (BFE) told the Keystone-SDA news agency that the change would not be very noticeable for the average household in Switzerland, or even for larger companies. For this year, the Federal Electricity Commission Elcom had predicted an increase in electricity prices of approximately 18 percent; This corresponds to 200 francs per household.

The calculation methodology for WACC in the Electricity Supply Regulation is currently being reviewed and adjusted after the entry into force of the Federal Law on Safe Electricity Supply with Renewable Energy. A BFE spokesman said it was unclear whether this would have an impact as early as 2025.

According to Uvek, grid usage costs constitute a significant part of the electricity price. These consist of network depreciation costs, operating costs and imputed interest. The grid operator, usually the public sector, is entitled to receive interest on the capital in existing electricity networks or to be invested in new electricity networks. (SDA)

Source :Blick