How much solar power does Herzogenbuchsee already produce?

402 solar installations with 10 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~16% 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 Herzogenbuchsee?

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 Herzogenbuchsee

402 solar installations with 10 MWp of capacity are installed in Herzogenbuchsee.

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Solar installations: 402
Installed capacity: 10 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~16%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 45 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 Herzogenbuchsee

The suitable roofs of Herzogenbuchsee could deliver around 63 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~16% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Herzogenbuchsee

BKW Energie AG - Herzogenbuchsee
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Herzogenbuchsee, BE
EWK Herzogenbuchsee AG - Herzogenbuchsee
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Herzogenbuchsee, BE

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Bettenhausen
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Bettenhausen, BE
BKW Energie AG - Thörigen
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Thörigen, BE
BKW Energie AG - Niederönz
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Niederönz, BE

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Questions about solar power in Herzogenbuchsee

How much solar power does Herzogenbuchsee already produce?: 402 solar installations with 10 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~16% 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 Herzogenbuchsee?: 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	11	153
2012	12	212
2013	11	176
2014	13	508
2015	20	384
2016	20	773
2017	6	79
2018	14	168
2019	19	406
2020	21	351
2021	26	551
2022	37	804
2023	77	3’121
2024	58	1’026
2025	48	1’157
2026	9	161

Month	GWh
Jan	1.8
Feb	3.1
Mar	5.2
Apr	6.9
May	8.1
Jun	8.8
Jul	9
Aug	7.6
Sept	5.8
Oct	3.6
Nov	1.9
Dec	1.4

Solar power in Herzogenbuchsee

How much sun falls on the roofs of Herzogenbuchsee

A LEG is forming in Herzogenbuchsee

Communities in Herzogenbuchsee

BKW Energie AG - Herzogenbuchsee

EWK Herzogenbuchsee AG - Herzogenbuchsee

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Bettenhausen

BKW Energie AG - Thörigen

BKW Energie AG - Niederönz

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