677 solar installations with 27.2 MWp of capacity are installed in Biel/Bienne.
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The suitable roofs of Biel/Bienne could deliver around 254 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~11% of it is used today.
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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 | 114 |
| 2012 | 14 | 521 |
| 2013 | 11 | 311 |
| 2014 | 9 | 383 |
| 2015 | 24 | 2’850 |
| 2016 | 14 | 1’179 |
| 2017 | 26 | 413 |
| 2018 | 18 | 628 |
| 2019 | 46 | 1’493 |
| 2020 | 56 | 1’083 |
| 2021 | 47 | 1’460 |
| 2022 | 44 | 2’368 |
| 2023 | 138 | 6’476 |
| 2024 | 118 | 5’304 |
| 2025 | 82 | 2’128 |
| 2026 | 15 | 443 |
27 MWp have been added since 2012.
| Month | GWh |
|---|---|
| Jan | 7.3 |
| Feb | 11.7 |
| Mar | 21 |
| Apr | 27.8 |
| May | 32.9 |
| Jun | 35.9 |
| Jul | 36.4 |
| Aug | 30.6 |
| Sept | 23.3 |
| Oct | 14.2 |
| Nov | 7.6 |
| Dec | 5.5 |
