How much solar power does Horw already produce?

410 solar installations with 9.2 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~17% 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 Horw?

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 Horw

410 solar installations with 9.2 MWp of capacity are installed in Horw.

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Solar installations: 410
Installed capacity: 9.2 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~17%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Luzern: 50 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 Horw

The suitable roofs of Horw could deliver around 54 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~17% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

Horw has an active LEG

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

Communities in Horw

CKW AG - Horw
Active
Horw, LU
8 sites · 10 kWp solar capacity

Communities nearby

CKW AG - Kriens
Forming
Kriens, LU
1 site
ewl Kabelnetz AG - Kriens
Forming
Kriens, LU
CKW AG - Luzern
Forming
Luzern, LU

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Questions about solar power in Horw

How much solar power does Horw already produce?: 410 solar installations with 9.2 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~17% 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 Horw?: 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	17	397
2012	6	229
2013	6	86
2014	9	147
2015	13	140
2016	10	91
2017	11	332
2018	8	111
2019	14	395
2020	24	465
2021	34	1’210
2022	41	988
2023	79	1’688
2024	68	1’386
2025	66	1’449
2026	4	70

Month	GWh
Jan	1.4
Feb	2.3
Mar	4.5
Apr	6.1
May	6.9
Jun	7.4
Jul	7.6
Aug	6.9
Sept	4.9
Oct	3
Nov	1.5
Dec	1.1

Solar power in Horw

How much sun falls on the roofs of Horw

Horw has an active LEG

Communities in Horw

CKW AG - Horw

Communities nearby

CKW AG - Kriens

ewl Kabelnetz AG - Kriens

CKW AG - Luzern

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