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Signals from the Swiss energy system.

Analysis of the Swiss power system, imbalance markets and the signals behind better flexibility decisions.

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Social graphic: three bars comparing the six-month curtailment value per MW of Swiss PV – the perfect-foresight ceiling of EUR 26,260, a rule on delayed public data, and a forecast-driven rule labelled as reaching 52% of the ceiling.

Market analysis27 July 2026

What is PV curtailment actually worth in Switzerland?

Curtailing into negative imbalance prices could have avoided up to EUR 26,260 per MW in gross imbalance costs in the first half of 2026. A cautious rule on delayed public data captured 28% of that; a forecast-driven rule captured 52%.

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Market rules18 July 2026

Switzerland’s 2026 single-price imbalance settlement

How Switzerland’s one-price model changes the economics of imbalance – and where flexible portfolios can create value.

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Social graphic: a nation awake at 3 a.m. for the World Cup quarter-final; after the final whistle, Swiss load ran up to 1.3 GW above the day-ahead forecast.

Grid analysis18 July 2026

After the final whistle, the morning ramp arrived early.

Swiss consumption ignored two overnight World Cup games while they were being played. Then the country woke up two hours early, and the morning ramp ran more than a gigawatt above forecast.

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