Energy grants
Grants help building owners in Bütschwil-Ganterschwil install solar panels or solar batteries and replace windows.
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The municipal energy programme supports these improvements to buildings in Bütschwil-Ganterschwil:
- New photovoltaic systems on new or existing buildings receive CHF 200 per kilowatt-peak (kWp, the system’s rated peak output), up to CHF 2,000. They must be fixed roof or façade installations with non-reflective modules; ground-mounted systems are excluded.
- The first installation of a battery storing your own solar electricity receives CHF 2,000. Storage capacity must be at least 3 kilowatt-hours (kWh), with funding limited to one installation per dwelling.
- Replacing windows in an existing building receives CHF 2,000. The glazing must have a U-value of no more than 0.7 W/(m²K), a measure of heat passing through the glass. All windows of the property must be replaced; any windows already replaced must be no more than ten years old.
Total municipal support is limited to CHF 7,000 per residential building, owner and year. The municipality pays the grant once you have submitted the full project completion documentation.
Eligibility
You must be a private building owner or a building-owning legal person under the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR) or Civil Code (ZGB). Public-law legal persons, such as a municipality, cannot receive this municipal support.
Apply before any work starts. Complete the funded project within two years of the grant approval decision or the promised grant expires. You can request a one-year extension in writing.
There is no legal entitlement to support. Applications are processed in order of receipt within the municipal budget. If funds run out, applications go onto a waiting list for available funding in the following year. The list is deleted if the budget is exhausted and no longer replenished.
The completed work may be inspected. If you do not comply with the funding conditions, inspection costs may be deducted from the grant or the grant may be cancelled.
How to apply
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- Apply before work starts. These rules apply through 31 December 2026; different rules are announced from 1 January 2027. Applications are processed in arrival order; if the budget runs out, a waiting list applies.[^c1][^c2][^c5]
Submit your application electronically through the St. Gallen eFörderportal before starting work. Energieagentur St. Gallen administers the municipal programme and is the named contact on 058 228 71 71.
A complete application includes the completed and signed signature sheet requested online, contractor quotations where required, plans or diagrams where required, and energy performance documentation if requested. The municipality may request further information and documents.
After completion, submit the full project completion documentation for payment by the municipal finance administration. Energieagentur St. Gallen issues the funding decision; the rules state that its decision is final. The municipality handles administration itself if the agency provides services eligible for a grant or is itself an applicant.