UpGrid Logo
  • Buy energy
  • Sell energy
  • LEG pricing
  • Find a LEG
  • Municipalities
  • About us
Buy energySell energyLEG pricingFind a LEGMunicipalitiesAbout us
JOIN UpGridLOGIN
UpGrid Logo

Services

  • Buy energy
  • Sell energy
  • Find your community
  • Free consultation

Support

  • Contact
  • Imprint
  • Cookies
  • Terms & conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • FAQ

TOOLS

  • Solar production calculator
  • Energy savings calculator

About us

  • Stories & insights
  • About us
  • info@upgrid.ch
  • UpGrid

UPGRID AG

Soodring 13, 8134 Adliswil

Switzerland

info@upgrid.ch
Request a call

UpGrid AG © 2026

Data protectionTerms & conditions
Swiss Made Software
All municipalities in the canton of Luzern
Solar power · Canton of LuzernLEG forming

Solar power in Willisau

456 solar installations with 23.1 MWp of capacity are installed in Willisau.

Go to the community
Solar installations
456
Installed capacity
23.1 MWp
Roof potential in use
~22%
Estimate
Rank in the canton of Luzern
21 of 79
by roof potential in use
Growth by build yearNew capacity installed per year in kWp
before 2012 · 83 kWp
2012 · 162 kWp
2013 · 636 kWp
2014 · 1’357 kWp

Roof potential

How much sun falls on the roofs of Willisau

The suitable roofs of Willisau could deliver around 105 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~22% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)
Jan · 2.8 GWh
Feb · 4.6 GWh
Mar · 8.5 GWh

A LEG is forming in Willisau

A local electricity community is collecting sign-ups here. The more neighbours join, the sooner it starts.

Communities in Willisau

  • Willisau

    CKW AG - Willisau

    Forming

    Willisau, LU

    1 site

  • Willisau

    Elektra Hergiswil-Dorf Genossenschaft - Willisau

    Forming

    Willisau, LU

Communities nearby

  • Menznau

    CKW AG - Menznau

    Forming

    Menznau, LU

  • Alberswil

    CKW AG - Alberswil

    Forming

    Alberswil, LU

  • Grosswangen

    CKW AG - Grosswangen

    Forming

    Grosswangen, LU

Join the LEG in Willisau

Get solar power from your neighbourhood. Joining is free and you keep your electricity supplier.

Go to the community

Questions about solar power in Willisau

How much solar power does Willisau already produce?
456 solar installations with 23.1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~22% 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 Willisau?
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.

2015 · 794 kWp
2016 · 112 kWp
2017 · 234 kWp
2018 · 736 kWp
2019 · 917 kWp
2020 · 1’501 kWp
2021 · 4’327 kWp
2022 · 1’283 kWp
5’2932023 · 5’293 kWp
2024 · 3’661 kWp
2025 · 1’684 kWp
2026 · 277 kWp
<’12’12’13’14’15’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
New solar capacity per build year in Willisau
Build yearInstallationsCapacity (kWp)
before 2012883
20126162
201315636
2014281’357
201528794
201610112
201710234
201816736
201924917
2020281’501
2021354’327
2022421’283
2023965’293
2024673’661
2025361’684
20267277

23 MWp have been added since 2012.

Apr · 11.6 GWh
May · 13.3 GWh
Jun · 14.5 GWh
15Jul · 15.1 GWh
Aug · 13.3 GWh
Sept · 9.6 GWh
Oct · 6 GWh
Nov · 3.1 GWh
Dec · 2.4 GWh
JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSeptOOctNNovDDec
Monthly roof potential in GWh
MonthGWh
Jan2.8
Feb4.6
Mar8.5
Apr11.6
May13.3
Jun14.5
Jul15.1
Aug13.3
Sept9.6
Oct6
Nov3.1
Dec2.4