How much solar power does Jens already produce?

66 solar installations with 1.1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~13% 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 Jens?

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 Jens

66 solar installations with 1.1 MWp of capacity are installed in Jens.

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Solar installations: 66
Installed capacity: 1.1 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~13%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 117 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 Jens

The suitable roofs of Jens could deliver around 9 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~13% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Jens

BKW Energie AG - Jens
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Jens, BE

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Merzligen
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Merzligen, BE
Einwohnergemeinde Bellmund, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Bellmund
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Bellmund, BE
BKW Energie AG - Worben
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Worben, BE

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Questions about solar power in Jens

How much solar power does Jens already produce?: 66 solar installations with 1.1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~13% 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 Jens?: 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	2	12
2012	1	11
2013	1	17
2014	1	6
2015	1	12
2016	6	210
2017	2	20
2018	0	0
2019	2	55
2020	2	23
2021	4	95
2022	10	133
2023	18	280
2024	10	158
2025	5	58
2026	1	15

Month	GWh
Jan	0.3
Feb	0.4
Mar	0.7
Apr	1
May	1.1
Jun	1.2
Jul	1.2
Aug	1
Sept	0.8
Oct	0.5
Nov	0.3
Dec	0.2

Solar power in Jens

How much sun falls on the roofs of Jens

A LEG is forming in Jens

Communities in Jens

BKW Energie AG - Jens

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Merzligen

Einwohnergemeinde Bellmund, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Bellmund

BKW Energie AG - Worben

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