How much solar power does Safnern already produce?

116 solar installations with 2.2 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~12% 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 Safnern?

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 Safnern

116 solar installations with 2.2 MWp of capacity are installed in Safnern.

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Solar installations: 116
Installed capacity: 2.2 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~12%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 145 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 Safnern

The suitable roofs of Safnern could deliver around 19 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~12% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Safnern

Einwohnergemeinde Safnern, Elektroversorgung - Safnern
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Safnern, BE

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Orpund
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Questions about solar power in Safnern

How much solar power does Safnern already produce?: 116 solar installations with 2.2 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~12% 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 Safnern?: 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	16
2012	4	25
2013	4	35
2014	1	5
2015	5	58
2016	0	0
2017	5	63
2018	4	40
2019	9	86
2020	6	46
2021	7	102
2022	14	259
2023	17	308
2024	20	867
2025	13	241
2026	3	57

Month	GWh
Jan	0.6
Feb	0.9
Mar	1.6
Apr	2.1
May	2.4
Jun	2.6
Jul	2.6
Aug	2.2
Sept	1.7
Oct	1.1
Nov	0.6
Dec	0.4

Solar power in Safnern

How much sun falls on the roofs of Safnern

A LEG is forming in Safnern

Communities in Safnern

Einwohnergemeinde Safnern, Elektroversorgung - Safnern

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Orpund

BKW Energie AG - Scheuren

BKW Energie AG - Meienried

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