How much solar power does Buchrain already produce?

280 solar installations with 12 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~32% 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 Buchrain?

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 Buchrain

280 solar installations with 12 MWp of capacity are installed in Buchrain.

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Solar installations: 280
Installed capacity: 12 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~32%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Luzern: 2 of 79; 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 Buchrain

The suitable roofs of Buchrain could deliver around 38 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~32% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

Buchrain has an active LEG

Neighbours here already share solar power through a local electricity community and get the grid discount.

Communities in Buchrain

LEG Buchrain
Active
Buchrain, LU
2 sites

Communities nearby

CKW AG - Dierikon
Forming
Dierikon, LU
CKW AG - Ebikon
Forming
Ebikon, LU
CKW AG - Inwil
Registered with the grid operator
Inwil, LU

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Questions about solar power in Buchrain

How much solar power does Buchrain already produce?: 280 solar installations with 12 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~32% 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 Buchrain?: 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	5	39
2012	4	27
2013	4	34
2014	8	363
2015	10	160
2016	4	31
2017	13	342
2018	12	165
2019	13	1’281
2020	20	387
2021	15	1’971
2022	16	1’414
2023	52	2’011
2024	51	1’671
2025	43	1’916
2026	10	215

Month	GWh
Jan	1
Feb	1.7
Mar	3.1
Apr	4.3
May	5
Jun	5.3
Jul	5.4
Aug	4.9
Sept	3.5
Oct	2.1
Nov	1
Dec	0.8

Solar power in Buchrain

How much sun falls on the roofs of Buchrain

Buchrain has an active LEG

Communities in Buchrain

LEG Buchrain

Communities nearby

CKW AG - Dierikon

CKW AG - Ebikon

CKW AG - Inwil

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Questions about solar power in Buchrain