How much solar power does Boltigen already produce?

59 solar installations with 892 kWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~2.5% 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 Boltigen?

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 Boltigen

59 solar installations with 892 kWp of capacity are installed in Boltigen.

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Solar installations: 59
Installed capacity: 892 kWp
Roof potential in use: ~2.5%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 329 of 334; 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 Boltigen

The suitable roofs of Boltigen could deliver around 35 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~2.5% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Boltigen

BKW Energie AG - Boltigen
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Boltigen, BE

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BKW Energie AG - Zweisimmen
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Questions about solar power in Boltigen

How much solar power does Boltigen already produce?: 59 solar installations with 892 kWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~2.5% 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 Boltigen?: 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	5	37
2012	1	23
2013	1	5
2014	4	60
2015	3	32
2016	2	14
2017	0	0
2018	2	13
2019	2	30
2020	3	26
2021	3	46
2022	7	111
2023	11	184
2024	8	130
2025	6	139
2026	1	41

Month	GWh
Jan	1.3
Feb	2
Mar	3.2
Apr	3.7
May	4.1
Jun	4.5
Jul	4.6
Aug	4
Sept	3.3
Oct	2.3
Nov	1.3
Dec	1

Solar power in Boltigen

How much sun falls on the roofs of Boltigen

A LEG is forming in Boltigen

Communities in Boltigen

BKW Energie AG - Boltigen

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Zweisimmen

Elektrizitäts-Genossenschaft (EGO) Oberwil i.S. - Oberwil im Simmental

BKW Energie AG - Diemtigen

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