How much solar power does Oppligen already produce?

46 solar installations with 1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~15% 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 Oppligen?

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 Oppligen

46 solar installations with 1 MWp of capacity are installed in Oppligen.

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Solar installations: 46
Installed capacity: 1 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~15%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 52 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 Oppligen

The suitable roofs of Oppligen could deliver around 7 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~15% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Oppligen

BKW Energie AG - Oppligen
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Oppligen, BE

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Kiesen
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BKW Energie AG - Herbligen
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Questions about solar power in Oppligen

How much solar power does Oppligen already produce?: 46 solar installations with 1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~15% 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 Oppligen?: 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	179
2012	2	34
2013	0	0
2014	0	0
2015	2	13
2016	3	64
2017	2	31
2018	2	35
2019	2	66
2020	1	15
2021	1	29
2022	5	106
2023	11	200
2024	4	129
2025	6	135
2026	1	7

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

Solar power in Oppligen

How much sun falls on the roofs of Oppligen

A LEG is forming in Oppligen

Communities in Oppligen

BKW Energie AG - Oppligen

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Kiesen

BKW Energie AG - Brenzikofen

BKW Energie AG - Herbligen

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