How much solar power does Vechigen already produce?

314 solar installations with 5.9 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 Vechigen?

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 Vechigen

314 solar installations with 5.9 MWp of capacity are installed in Vechigen.

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Solar installations: 314
Installed capacity: 5.9 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~12%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Bern: 141 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 Vechigen

The suitable roofs of Vechigen could deliver around 50 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 Vechigen

BKW Energie AG - Vechigen
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Vechigen, BE

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Questions about solar power in Vechigen

How much solar power does Vechigen already produce?: 314 solar installations with 5.9 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 Vechigen?: 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	13	222
2012	18	578
2013	9	125
2014	11	241
2015	22	501
2016	7	198
2017	10	138
2018	12	97
2019	12	163
2020	22	455
2021	21	307
2022	34	590
2023	37	695
2024	46	812
2025	36	678
2026	4	74

Month	GWh
Jan	1.8
Feb	2.7
Mar	4.3
Apr	5.2
May	6
Jun	6.6
Jul	6.8
Aug	5.7
Sept	4.6
Oct	3.1
Nov	1.8
Dec	1.4

Solar power in Vechigen

How much sun falls on the roofs of Vechigen

A LEG is forming in Vechigen

Communities in Vechigen

BKW Energie AG - Vechigen

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Walkringen

BKW Energie AG - Worb

Licht- und Kraftgenossenschaft Richigen - Worb

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Questions about solar power in Vechigen