How much solar power does Frutigen already produce?

332 solar installations with 7.9 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~9.7% 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 Frutigen?

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 Frutigen

332 solar installations with 7.9 MWp of capacity are installed in Frutigen.

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Solar installations: 332
Installed capacity: 7.9 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~9.7%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 212 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 Frutigen

The suitable roofs of Frutigen could deliver around 82 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~9.7% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Frutigen

BKW Energie AG - Frutigen
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Questions about solar power in Frutigen

How much solar power does Frutigen already produce?: 332 solar installations with 7.9 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~9.7% 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 Frutigen?: 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	18	482
2012	20	274
2013	13	393
2014	9	308
2015	30	435
2016	7	55
2017	14	310
2018	17	239
2019	6	104
2020	24	450
2021	23	531
2022	30	679
2023	50	1’150
2024	47	1’108
2025	23	1’405
2026	1	13

Month	GWh
Jan	3.2
Feb	4.6
Mar	7.2
Apr	8.7
May	9.6
Jun	10.4
Jul	10.6
Aug	9.1
Sept	7.4
Oct	5.2
Nov	2.9
Dec	2.5

Solar power in Frutigen

How much sun falls on the roofs of Frutigen

A LEG is forming in Frutigen

Communities in Frutigen

BKW Energie AG - Frutigen

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Kandergrund

BKW Energie AG - Diemtigen

Energiegenossenschaft Diemtigtal - Diemtigen

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