Switch system for an electricity meter with at least one switch , namely a supply control switch and/or a load control switch , wherein the switch system comprises a control device that is adapted to output a switching signal to the at least one switch for starting a switching event of the at least one switch , the switch system comprises a sensor that is adapted to transform the output current and/or the output voltage of the at least one switch into a sensor signal , the sensor being connected to the control device in a sensor signal transmitting manner, wherein the control device is adapted to determine a switching state of the at least one switch based on the sensor signal , to determine a time difference between a first point in time (P1) at which the switching signal is output, and a second point in time (P2), at which the switching state of the at least one switch corresponds to a predefined switching state, and to adjust the timing of the output of the switching signal based on the time difference and with respect to a zero crossing of an AC voltage and/or current to be switched, characterized in that the switch system comprises another sensor that is adapted to transform the current drawn by a switching coil of the at least one switch into another sensor signal, and that is connected to the control device in a sensor signal transmitting manner, wherein the control device is adapted to adjust the timing of the output of the switching signal based on the other sensor signal, and the control device is adapted to determine a move period (F2) that starts when a switching contact of the switch begins to move during the switching event and that ends when the switch is in the or another predefined switching state based on the other sensor signal, wherein the control device is adapted to adjust the timing of the output of the switch signal based on the duration of the move period (F2). the switch system comprises a control device that is adapted to output a switching signal to the at least one switch for starting a switching event of the at least one switch , the switch system comprises a sensor that is adapted to transform the output current and/or the output voltage of the at least one switch into a sensor signal , the sensor being connected to the control device in a sensor signal transmitting manner, wherein the control device is adapted to determine a switching state of the at least one switch based on the sensor signal , to determine a time difference between a first point in time (P1) at which the switching signal is output, and a second point in time (P2), at which the switching state of the at least one switch corresponds to a predefined switching state, and to adjust the timing of the output of the switching signal based on the time difference and with respect to a zero crossing of an AC voltage and/or current to be switched, characterized in that the switch system comprises another sensor that is adapted to transform the current drawn by a switching coil of the at least one switch into another sensor signal, and that is connected to the control device in a sensor signal transmitting manner, wherein the control device is adapted to adjust the timing of the output of the switching signal based on the other sensor signal, and the control device is adapted to determine a move period (F2) that starts when a switching contact of the switch begins to move during the switching event and that ends when the switch is in the or another predefined switching state based on the other sensor signal, wherein the control device is adapted to adjust the timing of the output of the switch signal based on the duration of the move period (F2). <EOS>