How much solar power does Rothrist already produce?

401 solar installations with 10.8 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~12% of the municipality's roof potential.

Where do these numbers come from?

From federal open data: the register of electricity production plants and the solar potential of Swiss municipalities (Swiss Federal Office of Energy), plus swisstopo municipal boundaries. We only show totals per municipality, never individual installations.

Can I start a LEG in Rothrist?

Yes. A local electricity community is possible in any municipality, as long as all participants are in the same grid area and close to each other. UpGrid handles registration, metering and billing.

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Solar power in Rothrist

401 solar installations with 10.8 MWp of capacity are installed in Rothrist.

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Solar installations: 401
Installed capacity: 10.8 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~12%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Aargau: 127 of 196; by roof potential in use

Growth by build yearNew capacity installed per year in kWp

Roof potential

How much sun falls on the roofs of Rothrist

The suitable roofs of Rothrist could deliver around 92 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~12% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Rothrist

A local electricity community is collecting sign-ups here. The more neighbours join, the sooner it starts.

Communities in Rothrist

EW Rothrist AG - Rothrist
Forming
Rothrist, AG

Communities nearby

StWZ Energie AG - Strengelbach
Forming
Strengelbach, AG
EW Rothrist AG - Vordemwald
Active
Vordemwald, AG
2 sites · 20 kWp solar capacity
tba energie ag - Aarburg
Active
Aarburg, AG
2 sites

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Questions about solar power in Rothrist

How much solar power does Rothrist already produce?: 401 solar installations with 10.8 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~12% of the municipality's roof potential.
Where do these numbers come from?: From federal open data: the register of electricity production plants and the solar potential of Swiss municipalities (Swiss Federal Office of Energy), plus swisstopo municipal boundaries. We only show totals per municipality, never individual installations.
Can I start a LEG in Rothrist?: Yes. A local electricity community is possible in any municipality, as long as all participants are in the same grid area and close to each other. UpGrid handles registration, metering and billing.

Sources: Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), swisstopo, opendata.swiss. As of October 2026. Totals per municipality only, no individual installations.

Build year	Installations	Capacity (kWp)
before 2012	17	154
2012	6	69
2013	8	145
2014	5	60
2015	16	652
2016	6	77
2017	10	159
2018	13	487
2019	13	200
2020	16	519
2021	29	659
2022	35	1’696
2023	100	2’574
2024	66	1’437
2025	52	1’799
2026	9	146

Month	GWh
Jan	2.2
Feb	3.7
Mar	7.5
Apr	10.3
May	12
Jun	13.2
Jul	13.7
Aug	11.9
Sept	8.5
Oct	5
Nov	2.2
Dec	1.7

Solar power in Rothrist

How much sun falls on the roofs of Rothrist

A LEG is forming in Rothrist

Communities in Rothrist

EW Rothrist AG - Rothrist

Communities nearby

StWZ Energie AG - Strengelbach

EW Rothrist AG - Vordemwald

tba energie ag - Aarburg

Join the LEG in Rothrist

Questions about solar power in Rothrist