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  • Exnaton and sunvigo develop new electricity tariffs for prosumers

    Exnaton and sunvigo develop new electricity tariffs for prosumers

    An environmentally conscious population is looking for energy security with the prospect of cost savings. According to a press release, the Zurich-based software company Exnaton and the Cologne-based energy supplier sunvigo want to offer so-called prosumers – customers who both produce and consume electricity – an innovative tariff. Sunvigo offers an electricity contract that can be purchased from the solar system provided by the company at a fixed price of 16 cents per kilowatt hour. Such a contract runs for 20 years, after which ownership of the solar system is transferred to the homeowner. If the self-produced electricity from their own roof is not sufficient, sunvigo customers also benefit from favourable conditions on the European Power Exchange EPEX. For the combination of self-production and dynamic residual electricity tariffs, sunvigo relies on the PowerQuartier billing platform from Exnaton, a spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich(ETH).

    To present their joint project to the general public, Exnaton and sunvigo are inviting the public to a webinar entitled “Smart prosumer tariffs as the key to energy independence” on 29 February from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., according to the press release. Information on the project will be available at the E-World trade fair in Essen from 20 to 22 February.

  • Switzerland has the best energy system

    Switzerland has the best energy system

    Taking into account the three criteria of energy security, equity and ecological sustainability, Switzerland has the most exemplary energy system in the world. As in the previous year, it thus achieved the top spot. That comes from the World Energy Trilemma Index 2020 of the World Energy Council. He created this together with the global strategy consulting firm Oliver Wyman .

    As the World Energy Council writes in a press release , this index analyzes historical trends. They are designed to enable energy policy makers and stakeholders to track their performance over time and compare it with others.

    Above all, its high share of hydropower gives Switzerland the top spot in this ranking of a total of 130 countries. It is also in the top 10 for affordability. This is thanks to the overall high level of prosperity. Only when it comes to security of supply does the country not make it into the top ten. The Swiss energy mix is not diversified enough for that. Canada holds this top position, followed by Finland and Romania. All three countries have large hydropower resources and invest heavily in solar and wind energy.

    The three countries with the biggest leap up in the overall rating are Cambodia, Myanmar and Kenya. This is primarily due to their performance in providing universal access to energy. This criterion, which the World Energy Council calls energy justice, has seen the most significant improvements since 2000, especially in developing countries.

    Instruments such as the World Energy Trilemma Index are more important than ever, according to the Secretary General of the World Energy Council, Dr. Angela Wilkinson: "The index enables individual countries to learn from each other what works and what doesn't when connecting the dots between people, planet and prosperity."

    One thing is certain, says François Austin, Partner and Global Head of Energy at Oliver Wyman: "The top performing nations achieve their energy goals by balancing politics, entrepreneurship, national resource use and changes in individual behavior with environmental issues." Giving political decision-makers and business leaders the direction for shaping the future of energy ”.