How much solar power does Appenzell already produce?

364 solar installations with 10.9 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~21% 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 Appenzell?

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 Appenzell

364 solar installations with 10.9 MWp of capacity are installed in Appenzell.

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Solar installations: 364
Installed capacity: 10.9 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~21%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden: 2 of 5; 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 Appenzell

The suitable roofs of Appenzell could deliver around 51 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~21% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Appenzell

Feuerschaugemeinde Appenzell, Energie- und Wasserversorgung - Appenzell
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Communities nearby

Feuerschaugemeinde Appenzell, Energie- und Wasserversorgung - Schlatt-Haslen
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St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG - Schlatt-Haslen
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Feuerschaugemeinde Appenzell, Energie- und Wasserversorgung - Gonten
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Questions about solar power in Appenzell

How much solar power does Appenzell already produce?: 364 solar installations with 10.9 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~21% 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 Appenzell?: 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	15	191
2012	13	768
2013	14	360
2014	18	237
2015	11	152
2016	12	322
2017	11	156
2018	12	228
2019	16	326
2020	28	883
2021	23	932
2022	37	2’008
2023	55	1’224
2024	49	1’932
2025	44	1’077
2026	6	89

Month	GWh
Jan	1.7
Feb	2.7
Mar	4.5
Apr	5.5
May	6.2
Jun	6.6
Jul	6.9
Aug	6.3
Sept	4.6
Oct	3.1
Nov	1.9
Dec	1.5

Solar power in Appenzell

How much sun falls on the roofs of Appenzell

A LEG is forming in Appenzell

Communities in Appenzell

Feuerschaugemeinde Appenzell, Energie- und Wasserversorgung - Appenzell

Communities nearby

Feuerschaugemeinde Appenzell, Energie- und Wasserversorgung - Schlatt-Haslen

St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG - Schlatt-Haslen

Feuerschaugemeinde Appenzell, Energie- und Wasserversorgung - Gonten

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