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Exchange, networking and a lot of tangible commitment: Yesterday, the members of the Energy Saving Alliance met in Bern for their spring event. It was the second meeting of this kind. While last autumn’s event focused on the founding of the Alliance and the acute danger of an energy shortage, this time the focus was on the longer-term perspective.

Federal Councillors Albert Rösti and Guy Parmelin emphasised the importance of this commitment: Federal Councillor Albert Rösti appealed to make the necessary savings in time for next winter, because all measures are cheaper than dealing with a power shortage. Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin added that we must act now in order to be ready at any time. As various members impressively demonstrated with their concrete examples after the speeches, a lot can be achieved with few resources. However, this only works if there is knowledge about the savings potential. For this reason, voluntary measures that are implemented directly where they have an effect are particularly important. The Energy Saving Alliance makes this commitment visible and thus makes an important contribution to preventing energy shortages.

You can find pictures of the event here.

On Thursday, 20 April 2023, the energy saving alliance will meet in Bern. After the founding event on 20 October 2022, we would like to meet our Alliance members in person at the end of the winter and thank them for their commitment (Registration until 9 April). In the presence of the two Federal Councillors Albert Rösti, Head of DETEC, and Guy Parmelin, Head of the EAER, we will draw a conclusion about the last months and discuss what awaits us in the summer half-year and next winter.

In the coming months, online information events will be held for members of the energy saving alliance, including presentations of measures and expert inputs on energy saving. We look forward to seeing you!

• 23. June 2023, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
• 30 August 2023, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Every company has energy-saving potential, which varies depending on the industry. With an energetic optimisation of operations, part of this potential can already be exploited without any investment. SwissEnergy has compiled a list of over 30 different operational optimisation measures for companies which can be implemented quickly and mostly at no cost. More information

All operational optimisation measures in one document

Our members are leading by example. Learn more about different energy-saving measures and listen to our testimonials from business, civil society and the public sector. To the testimonials 

The energy saving alliance is picking up speed. The range of submitted savings measures is broad, as shown by the measures submitted by the participating actors from business, civil society and the public sector. Federal Councilor Simonetta Sommaruga, Federal Councilor Guy Parmelin and project manager Patrick Kutschera opened the event as those responsible for the Winter Energy Saving Initiative. Insight into the morning talk

You can find pictures of the event here.

Federal Councilor Simonetta Sommaruga and Federal Councilor Guy Parmelin today launched the energy saving alliance together with over 180 companies, associations, cantons, cities and municipalities. Together, they are committing to their own savings measures and strengthening the security of supply for the coming winter. We asked the two Federal Councilors a few questions about this. To the statements

The founding event of the Energy Saving Alliance will take place on 20 October 2022 in the morning in Bern. The event will include various highlights, such as short speeches by two Federal Councillors, panel discussions with members and presentations of specific initiatives by Alliance members. Invitations to the event will be raffled off among members, so it is worth joining the Alliance in good time. Seize the opportunity now and become a member! Registration

As a member of the Alliance, you can actively contribute to the dissemination of the “dont-waste.ch” campaign. For this purpose, ready-made advertising materials with and without logo integration are available on the “dont-waste.ch” download portal, both for print and digitally, including templates for social media. If you have any questions, please contact alliance@bfe.admin.ch.

A selection of promotional materials for the energy saving campaign can be obtained free of charge in printed form in the shop of the Federal Official Publications Centre (OPC), up to a maximum quantity of 10,000 copies per order. For larger print runs, users should arrange the printing themselves. You can obtain the necessary templates via alliance@bfe.admin.ch.

Companies can call the hotline (tel.: 0800 005 005) to ask questions about energy saving measures. They will be answered by SwissEnergy’s Infoline experts.

The Federal Council has adopted a large raft of measures so that Switzerland can quickly strengthen its energy supply for winter. To complement these steps, a campaign has been launched today with the slogan “Energy is in short supply. Let’s not waste it!” The federal government has developed the campaign in collaboration with over 40 partners from business, industry, civil society and the public sector. At its meeting on 31 August 2022, the Federal Council was also informed that these partners are setting up an “energy saving alliance” that will be continuously expanded as winter draws near. Further information