How much solar power does Nidau already produce?

113 solar installations with 2.6 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~9.2% 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 Nidau?

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 Nidau

113 solar installations with 2.6 MWp of capacity are installed in Nidau.

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Solar installations: 113
Installed capacity: 2.6 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~9.2%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 235 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 Nidau

The suitable roofs of Nidau could deliver around 28 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~9.2% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Nidau

Einwohnergemeinde Nidau, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Nidau
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Nidau, BE

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Questions about solar power in Nidau

How much solar power does Nidau already produce?: 113 solar installations with 2.6 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~9.2% 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 Nidau?: 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	40
2012	3	46
2013	4	237
2014	2	5
2015	7	86
2016	5	169
2017	2	14
2018	1	24
2019	4	69
2020	1	3
2021	8	177
2022	8	89
2023	17	301
2024	27	804
2025	21	502
2026	1	10

Month	GWh
Jan	0.8
Feb	1.3
Mar	2.3
Apr	3.1
May	3.6
Jun	4
Jul	4
Aug	3.4
Sept	2.6
Oct	1.5
Nov	0.8
Dec	0.6

Solar power in Nidau

How much sun falls on the roofs of Nidau

A LEG is forming in Nidau

Communities in Nidau

Einwohnergemeinde Nidau, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Nidau

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Ipsach

Einwohnergemeinde Port, Elektrizitätversorgung - Port

Einwohnergemeinde Bellmund, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Bellmund

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