How much solar power does Rubigen already produce?

152 solar installations with 4.3 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~18% 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 Rubigen?

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 Rubigen

152 solar installations with 4.3 MWp of capacity are installed in Rubigen.

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Solar installations: 152
Installed capacity: 4.3 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~18%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 23 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 Rubigen

The suitable roofs of Rubigen could deliver around 25 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~18% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Rubigen

BKW Energie AG - Rubigen
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Rubigen, BE

Communities nearby

InfraWerkeMünsingen (IWM) - Münsingen
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Münsingen, BE
Energie Belp AG - Belp
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Belp, BE
BKW Energie AG - Allmendingen
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Allmendingen, BE

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Questions about solar power in Rubigen

How much solar power does Rubigen already produce?: 152 solar installations with 4.3 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~18% 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 Rubigen?: 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	16
2012	3	41
2013	6	318
2014	2	148
2015	9	112
2016	6	233
2017	4	88
2018	7	82
2019	10	450
2020	4	48
2021	2	34
2022	20	472
2023	36	885
2024	25	401
2025	11	199
2026	5	821

Month	GWh
Jan	0.8
Feb	1.3
Mar	2
Apr	2.6
May	3
Jun	3.3
Jul	3.4
Aug	2.9
Sept	2.2
Oct	1.5
Nov	0.9
Dec	0.6

Solar power in Rubigen

How much sun falls on the roofs of Rubigen

A LEG is forming in Rubigen

Communities in Rubigen

BKW Energie AG - Rubigen

Communities nearby

InfraWerkeMünsingen (IWM) - Münsingen

Energie Belp AG - Belp

BKW Energie AG - Allmendingen

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Questions about solar power in Rubigen