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The popular initiative \u201cFor a secure supply of renewable energy\u201d, known as the solar initiative<\/strong>, was submitted on 10 December 2025. It aims to require owners to fit solar panels on all suitable surfaces. Since 1 January 2025, the law already requires a solar installation on new buildings with a relevant surface area above 300 m\u00b2. In March 2026, the Federal Council announced its opposition.<\/p>\n On 11 November 2026, the Federal Council adopted its dispatch on the solar initiative. It recommends that Parliament reject it, with no counter-proposal.<\/p>\n The text covers roofs, walls, car parks and other suitable structures. Save for exceptions, owners would have to install solar modules. The Federal Council considers this obligation contrary to the guarantee of property. It points out that energy policy relies on incentives, backed by major federal investment in solar power.<\/p>\n It supports a diversified strategy combining hydropower, photovoltaics, wind, biomass and nuclear power. In its view, a massive expansion of solar power to cover winter needs would create large surpluses in summer and require interventions on the electricity grid.<\/p>\nThe key points<\/h3>\n
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