How much solar power does Lotzwil already produce?

146 solar installations with 4 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 Lotzwil?

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 Lotzwil

146 solar installations with 4 MWp of capacity are installed in Lotzwil.

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Solar installations: 146
Installed capacity: 4 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~16%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 40 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 Lotzwil

The suitable roofs of Lotzwil could deliver around 25 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 Lotzwil

Gemeindebetriebe Lotzwil, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Lotzwil
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Lotzwil, BE

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Questions about solar power in Lotzwil

How much solar power does Lotzwil already produce?: 146 solar installations with 4 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 Lotzwil?: 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	16
2012	3	28
2013	3	36
2014	5	665
2015	9	221
2016	1	10
2017	5	66
2018	2	32
2019	5	70
2020	7	100
2021	12	161
2022	9	217
2023	26	545
2024	37	798
2025	16	979
2026	4	97

Month	GWh
Jan	0.8
Feb	1.2
Mar	2.1
Apr	2.7
May	3.2
Jun	3.4
Jul	3.5
Aug	3
Sept	2.3
Oct	1.5
Nov	0.8
Dec	0.6

Solar power in Lotzwil

How much sun falls on the roofs of Lotzwil

A LEG is forming in Lotzwil

Communities in Lotzwil

Gemeindebetriebe Lotzwil, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Lotzwil

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Rütschelen

BKW Energie AG - Bleienbach

BKW Energie AG - Thunstetten

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