Innovative PV system financing facilitates entry into solar energy
Energieversorger IBW lanciert ein neues Angebot zur Förderung der Solarenergie. Beim Projekt clever4all installiert IBW die Photovoltaikanlage. Kunden zahlen für eine bestimmte Laufzeit einen Monatsbeitrag und werden dann Eigentümer.
With the clever4all project, energy supplier IBW in Wohlen wants to make it easier for its customers to have their own photovoltaic (PV) system. According to a press release, customers can have their own PV system for as little as CHF 60 per month.
“In recent years, we have heard from many of our customers that they would like to produce their own electricity but do not have the necessary financial means to invest in a photovoltaic system,” said Peter Lehmann, Chairman of the IBW Management Board. The new offer is “to our knowledge” unique in Switzerland and is aimed at all property owners in Wohlen. Clever4all was developed in collaboration with the Aargauische Kantonalbank(AKB).
IBW installs the systems at the customer’s premises, with battery storage and charging station if desired, and takes care of regular maintenance. The customer simply pays a monthly instalment over a self-determined term, and at the end of the contract period the system automatically becomes the customer’s property.
As an example, Peter Lehmann cites a system with an output of 10 kilowatts that produces around 10,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. The system costs just under CHF 30,000. In this example, the customer makes a down payment of 10 per cent and chooses a contract term of 15 years. With an annual self-consumption of around 3,500 kilowatt hours, the monthly costs in this case are only 60 francs, according to the example.