How much solar power does Schwarzenburg already produce?

358 solar installations with 9 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~10% 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 Schwarzenburg?

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 Schwarzenburg

358 solar installations with 9 MWp of capacity are installed in Schwarzenburg.

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Solar installations: 358
Installed capacity: 9 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~10%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 200 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 Schwarzenburg

The suitable roofs of Schwarzenburg could deliver around 90 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~10% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Schwarzenburg

BKW Energie AG - Schwarzenburg
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Schwarzenburg, BE

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Rüeggisberg
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Rüeggisberg, BE
BKW Energie AG - Oberbalm
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Oberbalm, BE
BKW Energie AG - Niedermuhlern
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Niedermuhlern, BE

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Questions about solar power in Schwarzenburg

How much solar power does Schwarzenburg already produce?: 358 solar installations with 9 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~10% 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 Schwarzenburg?: 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	22	528
2012	12	254
2013	11	465
2014	9	174
2015	13	458
2016	10	297
2017	7	76
2018	9	93
2019	11	377
2020	15	227
2021	15	176
2022	45	791
2023	79	2’086
2024	59	2’085
2025	36	700
2026	5	224

Month	GWh
Jan	3
Feb	4.6
Mar	7.6
Apr	9.5
May	10.7
Jun	11.8
Jul	12.3
Aug	10.8
Sept	8.3
Oct	5.5
Nov	3.2
Dec	2.5

Solar power in Schwarzenburg

How much sun falls on the roofs of Schwarzenburg

A LEG is forming in Schwarzenburg

Communities in Schwarzenburg

BKW Energie AG - Schwarzenburg

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Rüeggisberg

BKW Energie AG - Oberbalm

BKW Energie AG - Niedermuhlern

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