Questão jurídica principal
Whether ElCom could ex ante reduce swissgrid's general system-services tariff from 0.90 to 0.77 Rp./kWh.
Decisão extraída
The complaint is dismissed; the tariff reduction is upheld in result, although the Court criticizes ex ante intervention based only on estimates and finds no reason to overturn the judgment.
Fundamentação extraída
ElCom may review and lower tariffs that are unlawful or excessive, but the Court stresses that an ex ante reduction based only on prognostic estimates is problematic and should be reserved for cases where unlawfulness is certain or highly probable. In this case, however, the outcome is left standing because the definitive cost basis remained uncertain and the suspension of effect would otherwise create further legal uncertainty.