How much solar power does Grindelwald already produce?

161 solar installations with 3.3 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~3.9% 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 Grindelwald?

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 Grindelwald

161 solar installations with 3.3 MWp of capacity are installed in Grindelwald.

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Solar installations: 161
Installed capacity: 3.3 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~3.9%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 323 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 Grindelwald

The suitable roofs of Grindelwald could deliver around 84 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~3.9% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Grindelwald

BKW Energie AG - Grindelwald
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Grindelwald, BE
Jungfraubahn AG - Grindelwald
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Grindelwald, BE

Communities nearby

Jungfraubahn AG - Lütschental
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Lütschental, BE
Jungfraubahn AG - Gündlischwand
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Gündlischwand, BE
BKW Energie AG - Iseltwald
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Iseltwald, BE

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Questions about solar power in Grindelwald

How much solar power does Grindelwald already produce?: 161 solar installations with 3.3 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~3.9% 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 Grindelwald?: 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	45
2012	4	32
2013	1	8
2014	1	9
2015	3	26
2016	4	73
2017	5	66
2018	4	58
2019	6	109
2020	11	229
2021	7	101
2022	20	288
2023	34	731
2024	30	799
2025	26	719
2026	0	0

Month	GWh
Jan	2
Feb	4.4
Mar	8.2
Apr	10.1
May	10.7
Jun	11.1
Jul	11.2
Aug	9.5
Sept	7.7
Oct	5.2
Nov	2.3
Dec	1.5

Solar power in Grindelwald

How much sun falls on the roofs of Grindelwald

A LEG is forming in Grindelwald

Communities in Grindelwald

BKW Energie AG - Grindelwald

Jungfraubahn AG - Grindelwald

Communities nearby

Jungfraubahn AG - Lütschental

Jungfraubahn AG - Gündlischwand

BKW Energie AG - Iseltwald

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