How much solar power does Oberthal already produce?

40 solar installations with 1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~8.4% 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 Oberthal?

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 Oberthal

40 solar installations with 1 MWp of capacity are installed in Oberthal.

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Solar installations: 40
Installed capacity: 1 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~8.4%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 248 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 Oberthal

The suitable roofs of Oberthal could deliver around 12 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~8.4% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Oberthal

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Communities in Oberthal

BKW Energie AG - Oberthal
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Oberthal, BE

Communities nearby

Arni Energie AG - Arni (BE)
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Arni (BE), BE
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Arni, BE
BKW Energie AG - Zäziwil
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Zäziwil, BE

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Questions about solar power in Oberthal

How much solar power does Oberthal already produce?: 40 solar installations with 1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~8.4% 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 Oberthal?: 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	113
2012	2	37
2013	2	102
2014	0	0
2015	1	30
2016	0	0
2017	1	19
2018	1	6
2019	0	0
2020	2	63
2021	5	129
2022	5	108
2023	8	198
2024	4	121
2025	4	94
2026	1	4

Month	GWh
Jan	0.5
Feb	0.7
Mar	1.1
Apr	1.2
May	1.4
Jun	1.5
Jul	1.6
Aug	1.4
Sept	1.1
Oct	0.8
Nov	0.5
Dec	0.4

Solar power in Oberthal

How much sun falls on the roofs of Oberthal

A LEG is forming in Oberthal

Communities in Oberthal

BKW Energie AG - Oberthal

Communities nearby

Arni Energie AG - Arni (BE)

LEG Arni

BKW Energie AG - Zäziwil

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Questions about solar power in Oberthal