In 2023, Switzerland installed 1,640 MW of new PV capacity – a 51% increase over the previous year – bringing cumulative capacity to 6,374. 25% of total electricity consumption. The electricity consumption of a typical Swiss household of four persons ranges between 3 000 –. Solar power in Switzerland has demonstrated consistent capacity growth since the early 2010s, influenced by government subsidy mechanisms such as the implementation of the feed-in tariff in 2009 and the enactment of the revised Energy Act in 2018. To be located on a 20,000 sqm (215,280 sq ft) site in Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau, Erne said the. Amendments to the Energy Act aim to simplify and shorten planning and permitting procedures for solar, wind, and hydroelectric projects of national interest. The changes will streamline grid expansion planning, as well as permitting and appeal processes. This goal is a key part of the federal government's strategy to expand renewables and.