EV charger in the Canton of SchaffhausenRegistration included.

Connection and permit in the Canton of Schaffhausen

A wallbox is an electrical installation under the low-voltage installation ordinance (NIV). We register it with the grid operator before installation. The grid operator may set conditions on connection power or load management. After installation, we issue the safety certificate. An EV charger at an existing parking space in a garage or carport usually needs no building permit. For new parking spaces, structural extensions or publicly accessible charging points, a permit may be needed. We clarify this beforehand with your commune.

Subsidies in the Canton of Schaffhausen

The energy subsidy programme 2026 supports the connection of charging infrastructure in apartment buildings and in office and industrial buildings with 25% of the investment costs. The contribution is at least CHF 1,000 per project. The subsidy covers the electrical infrastructure permanently connected to the building, not the EV chargers themselves. The building must have been approved before 2019, and the EV chargers may have at most 22 kW. You must submit the application before implementation starts. There is no cantonal contribution for a single-family home.

Apartment buildings and condominium ownership

In its Energy Ordinance, the Canton of Schaffhausen requires new buildings to be prepared for later charging infrastructure. In existing properties, tenants need the landlord’s consent and, in condominium ownership, the owners’ association (STWEG) decides. We plan the charging infrastructure for all spaces, with load management that shares the power between the vehicles. At the site visit, we record the main distribution board, the cable routes to the underground car park and the connection capacity available. Because the subsidy application must be received before implementation starts, we prepare it with you before building. More on this under EV charging in underground car parks.

Grid operator and electricity price

In the Canton of Schaffhausen, the Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen supplies 25 of 26 communes, at 32.2 ct./kWh in household profile H4. The cantonal median is also 32.2 ct./kWh and the Swiss median 27.7 ct./kWh (ElCom, the Federal Electricity Commission, 2026, excluding VAT). Grid electricity here is more expensive than the national average. Charging with your own solar power therefore pays off particularly well, because every kilowatt-hour you charge from a solar system replaces grid electricity at this price.