I recently bought an apartment in a shared building near Nyon and noticed that between midday and 2pm the power appears to be cut off in the utility room to stop anyone using a washing machine or dryer during this time! At first I thought my washing machine had packed up but was advised on this by a neighbour later.

I know about the rules on cutting lawns on Sunday or between 12 and 2pm but was just wondering how common switching off power was in Switzerland. Is this a common rule?

Thanks