The municipality of Aesch as part of the Front Runner Program

The Front Runner Program by Energie Schweiz supports Switzerland’s most ambitious cities and municipalities in their energy and climate policies. The municipality of Aesch (BL) has invited TEP Energy to design and implement a subproject focused on an integrated energy community for electricity, heating, and mobility. The goal is to innovatively link these three areas to identify local, innovative applications.

Cities and municipalities with a net-zero or 2000-watt strategy that wish to advance projects in the areas of energy and climate were able to apply in June 2025 for a grant from the Front Runner program of Energie Schweiz. The municipality of Aesch (BL) applied with three sub-projects and was awarded the grant. TEP Energy was invited by the municipality to design and implement the second sub-project. A project was developed to explore innovative approaches to the shared use and generation of electricity, heat, and mobility. The project will run from January 2026 to October 2027 under the name «LEG plus: Integrated Energy Community for Electricity, Heat, and Mobility in the Neighborhood and District.»