Green

Green is a Swiss energy and digital infrastructure company offering renewable electricity to residential customers, fiber-optic broadband, web hosting, domain registration, and data center services. The company operates across Switzerland and positions itself as a provider of "digital solutions" spanning energy, connectivity, and web infrastructure. Unlike regional monopoly utilities like ewz or ewb, Green operates as a competitive electricity retailer in the Swiss market.

Renewable electricity as the core product

Green's primary offering is electricity generated from renewable sources. The company markets this as a choice for customers in deregulated electricity markets where competition exists. In Switzerland, not all regions allow customers to choose their electricity supplier; some remain under monopoly concessions. However, in liberalized areas, customers can select Green for their household power.

The company emphasizes renewable energy sourcing, positioning itself for environmentally conscious customers relocating to Switzerland who want to ensure their electricity comes from clean sources. Green operates data center and cloud infrastructure, which means it consumes substantial power itself and has economic incentive to use renewable sources for cost management.

The site includes an "Internet for Your Home" section offering fiber-optic broadband to residential customers. Green has built or operates fiber networks in various regions of Switzerland and markets high-speed internet alongside electricity. This bundling (energy plus internet under one provider) appeals to relocators who can consolidate utility relationships.

Digital infrastructure services

Beyond residential utilities, Green offers business-focused services that inform its position in the market. The company operates multiple data centers across Switzerland, including facilities in Zurich, Dielsdorf, Schlieren, and Glattbrugg, plus regional sites in eastern Switzerland.

These data centers provide colocation services (physical space for servers), cloud computing in various models (private, public, hybrid), and managed infrastructure. The company markets these as solutions for businesses requiring Swiss-hosted data. This is important for organizations subject to Swiss data protection law or seeking infrastructure within Swiss borders.

Green explicitly positions Switzerland as an advantage for its data services, highlighting the country's advanced infrastructure, political stability, and data protection regulations. This is relevant for professionals relocating to Switzerland who need to understand where their business data lives and what infrastructure options exist locally.

Web hosting services round out the portfolio: domain registration, website hosting starting at minimal cost, WordPress hosting, SSL security, backup services, and email hosting. These target small businesses and independent professionals.

Service structure and pricing transparency

Green's website displays internet plan pricing prominently: household internet is offered starting at 25.00 Swiss francs per month instead of 69.90, a promotional pricing structure common in Swiss telecom. The company advertises television service at 9.95 francs instead of 19.90 as a bundled offering.

For web hosting, specific pricing is published: 7.45 Swiss francs per month for basic hosting, with domain registration from 3.90 francs in the first year. The website package is advertised at 10.00 francs per month. These published prices provide relocators with concrete cost estimates for web services.

For electricity, the site does not publish per-kilowatt-hour pricing. This is typical of retail electricity providers in Switzerland; the price varies based on your current provider's rates and your location. Customers must enter their address to obtain a rate quote, and the competitiveness of Green's pricing relative to alternatives depends on your specific municipal utility concession area.

Data center pricing for business colocation is not published on the consumer-facing pages, reflecting the fact that these are enterprise solutions negotiated case-by-case rather than standardized residential offerings.

Service areas and limitations

Green's fiber-optic internet is not available everywhere in Switzerland. The company has built or operates fiber networks in specific regions, and availability requires checking your address on their website or contacting the company directly. Rural areas and smaller communities may lack Green's fiber coverage, falling back to copper-line internet from traditional incumbents.

Electricity availability depends on whether your municipality allows retail competition. Switzerland has liberalized electricity markets in some regions while others remain under traditional utility monopolies. If your relocation destination falls in a deregulated area, you can choose Green; if not, you must use the regional utility monopoly. The site does not clearly indicate which municipalities are liberalized; someone relocating needs to check their destination's incumbent utility first.

The company's data center operations are infrastructure-focused rather than consumer-focused. While these facilities are available to businesses, residential relocators will not directly use them unless they manage web properties or run online businesses.

What the company does not publish

Green's electricity rates are not published, requiring address-based quotes. Without knowing your specific location, you cannot compare Green's pricing to alternatives or budget household energy costs in advance.

Fiber-optic coverage maps are not available on the public site. Customers must look up their address to determine whether Green services are available at their relocation destination.

Electricity product options, such as renewable sourcing vs. conventional power, time-of-use pricing variants, or long-term contract terms, are not detailed. Information on power source (solar, wind, hydro) is not published, though the company's renewable positioning suggests this is a differentiator.

Service areas for telephone connectivity are not specified. Green references telephony services but does not detail whether phone is available at all addresses with internet, or whether it remains a separate product offered only selectively.

Data center redundancy, uptime commitments (service level agreements), and specific security certifications are mentioned only in corporate sections. Residential customers or small business owners browsing the site will not find detailed technical specifications.

Who it suits and who it doesn't

Green is an option only for relocators to regions with liberalized electricity markets. If your destination falls in an area where the regional utility monopoly prevents retail choice, Green's electricity will not be available regardless of how competitive its pricing might be.

For environmentally motivated relocators, the renewable energy positioning is an advantage over traditional utilities in regions where customer choice exists. Someone prioritizing carbon footprint can direct their electricity spend toward a company claiming renewable generation.

The bundling of internet plus electricity appeals to anyone seeking a simpler administrative footprint (one company for two major utilities). However, this only works in regions where both services are available.

The web hosting and domain services are useful for professionals establishing a web presence after relocation to Switzerland, but these are optional add-ons rather than core utility services.

For data center or business infrastructure needs, Green offers a Swiss-hosted alternative to international cloud providers, which matters for compliance-driven or privacy-conscious businesses.

English speakers will find the site available in multiple languages including English, which eases the relocation process. However, electricity purchasing requires address entry and potentially confirmation of municipal market liberalization, which may require investigation independent of Green's website.

The lack of published electricity pricing means advance budgeting requires contacting the company, a minor friction point in the relocation planning process.