Energy crisis 2022 leaves its mark on the financial year
Region Energie Solothurn posted a loss of CHF 760,374 in 2023. The regional supplier blames the high purchase prices for energy, which it has not fully passed on. Gas sales have fallen, while electricity sales have risen due to an expanded network.
Region Energie Solothurn also felt the consequences of the 2022 energy crisis in 2023. According to a press release, the regional supplier posted a loss of CHF 760,374. It blames this on record-high purchase prices, which have a delayed effect until 2024. It has not passed these on to customers in full.
Gas sales to business and small customers fell by 4.6 per cent to 334 gigawatt hours in 2022. Sales to large customers even fell by 19.4 per cent to 394 gigawatt hours. Regio Energie Solothurn refers to the measures taken by the federal government, under which the industry was required to switch from gas to oil.
Electricity sales increased by 11.1 per cent to 130 gigawatt hours. The company points out that it has also been supplying the municipalities of Lommiswil SO and Nennigkofen SO since January 2023. On the other hand, the grid levy has fallen because more solar power is being produced for the company’s own consumption instead of being fed into the grid.
Regio Energie has also completed the biogas pipeline between Utzenstorf BE and Gerlafingen SO. This means that the planned biogas plants in Utzenstorf can be realised.