How much solar power does Münchenbuchsee already produce?

271 solar installations with 7.4 MWp 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 Münchenbuchsee?

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 Münchenbuchsee

271 solar installations with 7.4 MWp of capacity are installed in Münchenbuchsee.

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Solar installations: 271
Installed capacity: 7.4 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~11%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 182 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 Münchenbuchsee

The suitable roofs of Münchenbuchsee could deliver around 70 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~11% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

Münchenbuchsee has an active LEG

Neighbours here already share solar power through a local electricity community and get the grid discount.

Communities in Münchenbuchsee

BKW Energie AG - Münchenbuchsee
Active
Münchenbuchsee, BE
Energie Münchenbuchsee AG - Münchenbuchsee
Active
Münchenbuchsee, BE
5 sites · 8 kWp solar capacity
Energiegemeinschaft Münchenbuchsee (Privathaushalte)
Active
Münchenbuchsee, BE
LEG Diemerswil
Forming
Diemerswil, BE

Communities nearby

Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf - Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee
Forming
Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee, BE

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Questions about solar power in Münchenbuchsee

How much solar power does Münchenbuchsee already produce?: 271 solar installations with 7.4 MWp 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 Münchenbuchsee?: 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	14	75
2012	14	239
2013	4	227
2014	3	471
2015	15	295
2016	7	59
2017	8	67
2018	3	37
2019	16	371
2020	7	151
2021	15	459
2022	24	454
2023	39	975
2024	63	2’642
2025	30	744
2026	9	165

Month	GWh
Jan	2.2
Feb	3.4
Mar	5.8
Apr	7.5
May	8.9
Jun	9.8
Jul	10
Aug	8.4
Sept	6.4
Oct	4
Nov	2.2
Dec	1.7

Solar power in Münchenbuchsee

How much sun falls on the roofs of Münchenbuchsee

Münchenbuchsee has an active LEG

Communities in Münchenbuchsee

BKW Energie AG - Münchenbuchsee

Energie Münchenbuchsee AG - Münchenbuchsee

Energiegemeinschaft Münchenbuchsee (Privathaushalte)

LEG Diemerswil

Communities nearby

Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf - Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee

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Questions about solar power in Münchenbuchsee

BKW Energie AG - Zollikofen

Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf - Wiggiswil