How much solar power does Speicher already produce?

332 solar installations with 5.1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~19% 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 Speicher?

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 Speicher

332 solar installations with 5.1 MWp of capacity are installed in Speicher.

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Solar installations: 332
Installed capacity: 5.1 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~19%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden: 12 of 20; 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 Speicher

The suitable roofs of Speicher could deliver around 27 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~19% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Speicher

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

Communities in Speicher

St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG - Speicher
Forming
Speicher, AR

Communities nearby

St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG - Trogen
Forming
Trogen, AR
St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG - Rehetobel
Active
Rehetobel, AR
2 sites · 10 kWp solar capacity
St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG - Bühler
Registered with the grid operator
Bühler, AR

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Questions about solar power in Speicher

How much solar power does Speicher already produce?: 332 solar installations with 5.1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~19% 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 Speicher?: 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	3	18
2012	12	206
2013	10	119
2014	7	239
2015	13	129
2016	11	137
2017	10	106
2018	10	135
2019	11	109
2020	13	168
2021	14	143
2022	39	473
2023	49	757
2024	58	978
2025	62	1’141
2026	10	270

Month	GWh
Jan	0.8
Feb	1.3
Mar	2.3
Apr	2.9
May	3.3
Jun	3.5
Jul	3.7
Aug	3.3
Sept	2.4
Oct	1.6
Nov	0.9
Dec	0.7

Solar power in Speicher

How much sun falls on the roofs of Speicher

A LEG is forming in Speicher

Communities in Speicher

St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG - Speicher

Communities nearby

St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG - Trogen

St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG - Rehetobel

St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG - Bühler

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