How much solar power does Bönigen already produce?

97 solar installations with 4.1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~22% 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 Bönigen?

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 Bönigen

97 solar installations with 4.1 MWp of capacity are installed in Bönigen.

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Solar installations: 97
Installed capacity: 4.1 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~22%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 6 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 Bönigen

The suitable roofs of Bönigen could deliver around 19 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~22% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Bönigen

BKW Energie AG - Bönigen
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Bönigen, BE

Communities nearby

Jungfraubahn AG - Gündlischwand
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Gündlischwand, BE
Industrielle Betriebe Interlaken (IBI) AG - Interlaken
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BKW Energie AG - Gsteigwiler
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Gsteigwiler, BE

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Questions about solar power in Bönigen

How much solar power does Bönigen already produce?: 97 solar installations with 4.1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~22% 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 Bönigen?: 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	16
2012	1	5
2013	0	0
2014	4	47
2015	4	54
2016	2	17
2017	2	18
2018	2	28
2019	2	11
2020	4	98
2021	8	1’968
2022	4	91
2023	19	508
2024	20	458
2025	18	676
2026	4	83

Month	GWh
Jan	0.5
Feb	0.9
Mar	1.6
Apr	2.1
May	2.4
Jun	2.5
Jul	2.6
Aug	2.2
Sept	1.8
Oct	1.2
Nov	0.6
Dec	0.4

Solar power in Bönigen

How much sun falls on the roofs of Bönigen

A LEG is forming in Bönigen

Communities in Bönigen

BKW Energie AG - Bönigen

Communities nearby

Jungfraubahn AG - Gündlischwand

Industrielle Betriebe Interlaken (IBI) AG - Interlaken

BKW Energie AG - Gsteigwiler

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Questions about solar power in Bönigen