How much solar power does Montfaucon already produce?

68 solar installations with 1.5 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~11% 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 Montfaucon?

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 Montfaucon

68 solar installations with 1.5 MWp of capacity are installed in Montfaucon.

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Solar installations: 68
Installed capacity: 1.5 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~11%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Jura: 30 of 50; 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 Montfaucon

The suitable roofs of Montfaucon could deliver around 14 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~11% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Montfaucon

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Communities in Montfaucon

BKW Energie AG - Montfaucon
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Montfaucon, JU

Communities nearby

LEG Le Bémont
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Le Bémont, JU
Société des Forces Électriques de La Goule SA - Le Bémont (JU)
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Le Bémont (JU), JU
BKW Energie AG - Les Enfers
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Les Enfers, JU

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Questions about solar power in Montfaucon

How much solar power does Montfaucon already produce?: 68 solar installations with 1.5 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~11% 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 Montfaucon?: 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	1	24
2012	1	561
2013	0	0
2014	1	26
2015	0	0
2016	2	13
2017	6	35
2018	5	81
2019	4	25
2020	0	0
2021	5	74
2022	9	176
2023	10	121
2024	20	317
2025	4	60
2026	0	0

Month	GWh
Jan	0.5
Feb	0.7
Mar	1.2
Apr	1.4
May	1.6
Jun	1.8
Jul	1.9
Aug	1.6
Sept	1.2
Oct	0.9
Nov	0.5
Dec	0.4

Solar power in Montfaucon

How much sun falls on the roofs of Montfaucon

A LEG is forming in Montfaucon

Communities in Montfaucon

BKW Energie AG - Montfaucon

Communities nearby

LEG Le Bémont

Société des Forces Électriques de La Goule SA - Le Bémont (JU)

BKW Energie AG - Les Enfers

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Questions about solar power in Montfaucon