How much solar power does Mirchel already produce?

29 solar installations with 718 kWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~11% 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 Mirchel?

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 Mirchel

29 solar installations with 718 kWp of capacity are installed in Mirchel.

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Solar installations: 29
Installed capacity: 718 kWp
Roof potential in use: ~11%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 168 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 Mirchel

The suitable roofs of Mirchel could deliver around 6 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~11% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Mirchel

BKW Energie AG - Mirchel
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Mirchel, BE

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Zäziwil
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Energie Grosshöchstetten AG - Grosshöchstetten
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Questions about solar power in Mirchel

How much solar power does Mirchel already produce?: 29 solar installations with 718 kWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~11% 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 Mirchel?: 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	1	4
2012	1	151
2013	0	0
2014	0	0
2015	0	0
2016	1	24
2017	0	0
2018	0	0
2019	1	14
2020	0	0
2021	4	109
2022	3	40
2023	6	99
2024	9	234
2025	3	45
2026	0	0

Month	GWh
Jan	0.3
Feb	0.4
Mar	0.6
Apr	0.7
May	0.8
Jun	0.8
Jul	0.9
Aug	0.7
Sept	0.6
Oct	0.4
Nov	0.2
Dec	0.2

Solar power in Mirchel

How much sun falls on the roofs of Mirchel

A LEG is forming in Mirchel

Communities in Mirchel

BKW Energie AG - Mirchel

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Zäziwil

BKW Energie AG - Niederhünigen

Energie Grosshöchstetten AG - Grosshöchstetten

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