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Billing rates

Everything measured by the meters can be billed.

Other fixed fees such as management fees can also be billed.

Tariffs are defined during the administrative setup and can then be modified via the online portal.

1. Electricity

Electricity is measured in kWh.

It is billed for electricity meters as well as for electric vehicle charging stations, the collective laundry manager, etc.

A different tariff is applied depending on the origin of the energy (solar or grid) and the time of consumption during the day or the day of the week.

Within the framework of an RCP in rental buildings, pricing is regulated. See Pricing within the RCP framework.

We thus have the following different electricity tariffs:

Electricity from the grid

  • Grid (standard) tariff: single tariff for the entire day (24h/24)
  • Grid (double) tariff: High tariff (also called Peak Hours) and low tariff (also called Off-peak Hours).

The choice between single or double tariff is generally defined by the supply mode of the local distribution system operator (DSO).

The latter also defines the high and low tariff hours. Generally, the tariff is low during the night, as well as all day on Saturday and Sunday.

Solar electricity (from the photovoltaic installation)

  • Solar simple tariff: single tariff for the entire day (24h/24)
  • Solar double tariff: High tariff (also called Peak Hours) and low tariff (also called Off-peak Hours).

Power fees

In certain cases, the grid manager bills power fees (in kW).

These fees correspond to the maximum power peak consumed during a month or a year.

It is defined by the maximum amount of energy (kWh) consumed during a 1/4 hour and multiplied by 4.

By entering a power tariff on the portal, these power fees are distributed among the site users proportionally to their own power peak and appear on their individual invoice or individual statement.

Surcharge for certain solutions

In the case of Mobility solutions (charging stations), Washaccess (collective laundry manager), and EBike (electric bike charging), the owner can define a marked-up kWh tariff to cover both electricity costs and the costs of provision and depreciation of the equipment.

For example, it is recommended to charge a tariff of CHF 1.00 to CHF 1.50 per kWh for the use of laundries and charging electric bikes.

2. Other fixed fees

Fixed fees are billed regardless of consumption.

These mainly consist of the following items:

  • Climkit management fees according to the solutions in place
  • DSO meter subscription distributed among consumers
  • Rental or provision of a charging station by the owner. Recommended price: CHF 30.- to 40.- per month.

The owner or manager is free to charge them to the residents or not. If so, these items appear separately on the individual statements or invoices sent to residents.

3. Thermal energy and water

In general, thermal energy (heating) and water are not billed directly, but the associated charges are simply distributed proportionally to individual consumption (see Expense statements below).

However, it is possible in some cases to bill this type of consumption with a tariff per kWh for thermal and per m³ for water (thermal contracting, campsites, etc.).

Climkit does not collect advance payments.

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