How much solar power does Schüpfen already produce?

176 solar installations with 5 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 Schüpfen?

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 Schüpfen

176 solar installations with 5 MWp of capacity are installed in Schüpfen.

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Solar installations: 176
Installed capacity: 5 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~12%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 153 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 Schüpfen

The suitable roofs of Schüpfen could deliver around 44 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~12% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Schüpfen

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Communities in Schüpfen

BKW Energie AG - Schüpfen
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Schüpfen, BE

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Meikirch
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BKW Energie AG - Rapperswil (BE)
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Rapperswil (BE), BE

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Questions about solar power in Schüpfen

How much solar power does Schüpfen already produce?: 176 solar installations with 5 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 Schüpfen?: 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	12	351
2012	6	171
2013	3	37
2014	4	64
2015	11	688
2016	3	29
2017	4	47
2018	4	177
2019	6	60
2020	8	169
2021	6	112
2022	17	351
2023	33	489
2024	41	1’860
2025	14	373
2026	4	59

Month	GWh
Jan	1.3
Feb	2.2
Mar	3.7
Apr	4.7
May	5.5
Jun	6
Jul	6.1
Aug	5.2
Sept	4.1
Oct	2.6
Nov	1.4
Dec	1

Solar power in Schüpfen

How much sun falls on the roofs of Schüpfen

A LEG is forming in Schüpfen

Communities in Schüpfen

BKW Energie AG - Schüpfen

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Meikirch

LEG Grossaffoltern

BKW Energie AG - Rapperswil (BE)

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Questions about solar power in Schüpfen