How much solar power does Neuchâtel already produce?

1’325 solar installations with 28.3 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~15% 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 Neuchâtel?

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 Neuchâtel

1’325 solar installations with 28.3 MWp of capacity are installed in Neuchâtel.

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Solar installations: 1’325
Installed capacity: 28.3 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~15%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Neuchâtel: 8 of 24; 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 Neuchâtel

The suitable roofs of Neuchâtel could deliver around 186 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~15% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Neuchâtel

Groupe E SA - Neuchâtel
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Viteos SA - Neuchâtel
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Neuchâtel, NE

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Questions about solar power in Neuchâtel

How much solar power does Neuchâtel already produce?: 1’325 solar installations with 28.3 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~15% 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 Neuchâtel?: 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	29	350
2012	14	621
2013	12	173
2014	74	890
2015	104	1’925
2016	60	1’511
2017	77	1’093
2018	70	1’853
2019	55	731
2020	77	1’108
2021	98	1’491
2022	143	2’175
2023	183	3’478
2024	194	7’547
2025	106	2’812
2026	29	581

Month	GWh
Jan	4.7
Feb	8.1
Mar	15.4
Apr	20.4
May	23.7
Jun	26
Jul	27
Aug	23.7
Sept	17.5
Oct	10.6
Nov	5.1
Dec	3.8

Solar power in Neuchâtel

How much sun falls on the roofs of Neuchâtel

A LEG is forming in Neuchâtel

Communities in Neuchâtel

Groupe E SA - Neuchâtel

Viteos SA - Neuchâtel

Communities nearby

Eli10 SA - Laténa

Groupe E SA - Laténa

LEG Enges

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Questions about solar power in Neuchâtel