How much solar power does Genève already produce?

477 solar installations with 18.1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~4.3% 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 Genève?

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 Genève

477 solar installations with 18.1 MWp of capacity are installed in Genève.

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Solar installations: 477
Installed capacity: 18.1 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~4.3%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Genève: 44 of 45; 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 Genève

The suitable roofs of Genève could deliver around 420 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~4.3% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Genève

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Communities in Genève

Services industriels de Genève - Genève
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Questions about solar power in Genève

How much solar power does Genève already produce?: 477 solar installations with 18.1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~4.3% 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 Genève?: 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	1’306
2012	6	346
2013	14	1’077
2014	3	423
2015	13	336
2016	10	183
2017	18	482
2018	20	862
2019	18	909
2020	28	884
2021	48	1’538
2022	38	502
2023	86	2’406
2024	77	3’208
2025	65	3’328
2026	11	316

Month	GWh
Jan	9.9
Feb	16.9
Mar	34
Apr	45.7
May	54.9
Jun	60.4
Jul	62.6
Aug	54.7
Sept	40
Oct	22.8
Nov	10.8
Dec	7.8

Solar power in Genève

How much sun falls on the roofs of Genève

A LEG is forming in Genève

Communities in Genève

Services industriels de Genève - Genève

Communities nearby

LEG Carouge

Services industriels de Genève - Carouge (GE)

Services industriels de Genève - Lancy

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Questions about solar power in Genève