How much solar power does Glarus Süd already produce?

382 solar installations with 9.6 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~8.9% 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 Glarus Süd?

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 Glarus Süd

382 solar installations with 9.6 MWp of capacity are installed in Glarus Süd.

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Solar installations: 382
Installed capacity: 9.6 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~8.9%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Glarus: 3 of 3; 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 Glarus Süd

The suitable roofs of Glarus Süd could deliver around 107 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~8.9% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Questions about solar power in Glarus Süd

How much solar power does Glarus Süd already produce?: 382 solar installations with 9.6 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~8.9% 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 Glarus Süd?: 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	104
2012	5	63
2013	13	190
2014	14	283
2015	8	247
2016	7	85
2017	11	134
2018	8	110
2019	20	409
2020	25	314
2021	39	2’678
2022	47	692
2023	65	1’588
2024	63	1’631
2025	37	934
2026	7	98

Month	GWh
Jan	3.3
Feb	5.7
Mar	9.8
Apr	12.1
May	13.2
Jun	14.1
Jul	14.4
Aug	13
Sept	9.4
Oct	6.3
Nov	3.5
Dec	2.5