How much solar power does Niederhünigen already produce?

33 solar installations with 1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~17% 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 Niederhünigen?

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 Niederhünigen

33 solar installations with 1 MWp of capacity are installed in Niederhünigen.

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Solar installations: 33
Installed capacity: 1 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~17%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 24 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 Niederhünigen

The suitable roofs of Niederhünigen could deliver around 6 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~17% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Niederhünigen

BKW Energie AG - Niederhünigen
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Niederhünigen, BE

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BKW Energie AG - Freimettigen
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Questions about solar power in Niederhünigen

How much solar power does Niederhünigen already produce?: 33 solar installations with 1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~17% 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 Niederhünigen?: 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	4	29
2012	1	8
2013	1	5
2014	2	446
2015	3	37
2016	2	40
2017	2	20
2018	2	26
2019	2	44
2020	2	47
2021	1	28
2022	2	129
2023	3	64
2024	3	39
2025	3	74
2026	0	0

Month	GWh
Jan	0.2
Feb	0.3
Mar	0.5
Apr	0.6
May	0.7
Jun	0.8
Jul	0.8
Aug	0.7
Sept	0.6
Oct	0.4
Nov	0.2
Dec	0.2

Solar power in Niederhünigen

How much sun falls on the roofs of Niederhünigen

A LEG is forming in Niederhünigen

Communities in Niederhünigen

BKW Energie AG - Niederhünigen

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Freimettigen

BKW Energie AG - Oberhünigen

BKW Energie AG - Mirchel

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