How much solar power does Bowil already produce?

54 solar installations with 843 kWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~4.9% 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 Bowil?

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 Bowil

54 solar installations with 843 kWp of capacity are installed in Bowil.

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Solar installations: 54
Installed capacity: 843 kWp
Roof potential in use: ~4.9%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 316 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 Bowil

The suitable roofs of Bowil could deliver around 17 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~4.9% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Bowil

BKW Energie AG - Bowil
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Questions about solar power in Bowil

How much solar power does Bowil already produce?: 54 solar installations with 843 kWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~4.9% 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 Bowil?: 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	4	22
2012	1	32
2013	0	0
2014	1	18
2015	2	58
2016	3	50
2017	1	10
2018	2	18
2019	3	20
2020	4	42
2021	3	48
2022	2	44
2023	6	81
2024	15	287
2025	7	115
2026	0	0

Month	GWh
Jan	0.7
Feb	1
Mar	1.5
Apr	1.8
May	2
Jun	2.2
Jul	2.3
Aug	1.9
Sept	1.6
Oct	1.1
Nov	0.7
Dec	0.5

Solar power in Bowil

How much sun falls on the roofs of Bowil

A LEG is forming in Bowil

Communities in Bowil

BKW Energie AG - Bowil

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Zäziwil

BKW Energie AG - Oberhünigen

BKW Energie AG - Signau

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Questions about solar power in Bowil