Electricity Market Act (EMG) (2002)
Categories: State and Politics › Votes › Transport and Energy policy
The proposal
The Electricity Market Law (EML) is designed as a framework for establishing the preconditions for a competitive electricity market. Its key aims are the free choice of electricity supplier, guaranteed security of supply, and clear conditions for opening up the market. This includes, for instance, indication of the origin and method of production of the electricity, a six-year adjustment period, after which there must be an unlimited nationwide entitlement to transmission of electricity or to transparent pricing. The trade unions launched a referendum against the EML.
Results
The proposal was rejected by the electorate and the cantons.
Voter turnout: 44.8%
Votes in favour: 47.4%
Text Sources
- FSO (2004): Vote Statistics
Data Sources
- Atlas of Switzerland (2010): Basiskarte 1:500.000
- Atlas of Switzerland: Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)
- FSO (2019): Volksabstimmungen (Ergebnisse Ebene Gemeinde seit 1981)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): Gemeindegrenzen GG25
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): Landeskarte 1:500.000
Data Owners: Atlas of Switzerland (AoS), Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo), Federal Chancellery
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