How much solar power does Rütschelen already produce?

38 solar installations with 659 kWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~9.3% 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 Rütschelen?

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 Rütschelen

38 solar installations with 659 kWp of capacity are installed in Rütschelen.

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Solar installations: 38
Installed capacity: 659 kWp
Roof potential in use: ~9.3%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 230 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 Rütschelen

The suitable roofs of Rütschelen could deliver around 7 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~9.3% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Rütschelen

BKW Energie AG - Rütschelen
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Rütschelen, BE

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Bleienbach
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Bleienbach, BE
Gemeindebetriebe Lotzwil, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Lotzwil
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Lotzwil, BE
BKW Energie AG - Madiswil
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Madiswil, BE

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Questions about solar power in Rütschelen

How much solar power does Rütschelen already produce?: 38 solar installations with 659 kWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~9.3% 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 Rütschelen?: 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)
2012	0	0
2013	1	11
2014	0	0
2015	2	31
2016	0	0
2017	1	11
2018	0	0
2019	3	36
2020	5	52
2021	6	90
2022	5	105
2023	8	204
2024	4	77
2025	3	43
2026	0	0

Month	GWh
Jan	0.2
Feb	0.4
Mar	0.6
Apr	0.8
May	0.9
Jun	1
Jul	1
Aug	0.8
Sept	0.7
Oct	0.4
Nov	0.2
Dec	0.2

Solar power in Rütschelen

How much sun falls on the roofs of Rütschelen

A LEG is forming in Rütschelen

Communities in Rütschelen

BKW Energie AG - Rütschelen

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Bleienbach

Gemeindebetriebe Lotzwil, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Lotzwil

BKW Energie AG - Madiswil

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Questions about solar power in Rütschelen