How much solar power does Diepoldsau already produce?

490 solar installations with 11.8 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~19% 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 Diepoldsau?

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 Diepoldsau

490 solar installations with 11.8 MWp of capacity are installed in Diepoldsau.

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Solar installations: 490
Installed capacity: 11.8 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~19%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of St. Gallen: 32 of 75; 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 Diepoldsau

The suitable roofs of Diepoldsau could deliver around 63 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~19% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Diepoldsau

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Communities in Diepoldsau

Politische Gemeinde Diepoldsau, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Diepoldsau
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Diepoldsau, SG

Communities nearby

Politische Gemeinde Widnau, Elektra / Stromversorgung - Widnau
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Widnau, SG
Gemeinde Balgach, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Balgach
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Balgach, SG
Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Rebstein
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Rebstein, SG

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Questions about solar power in Diepoldsau

How much solar power does Diepoldsau already produce?: 490 solar installations with 11.8 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~19% 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 Diepoldsau?: 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	8	311
2012	21	517
2013	28	1’321
2014	17	188
2015	59	995
2016	27	338
2017	10	102
2018	26	261
2019	22	277
2020	14	384
2021	18	211
2022	46	970
2023	70	2’468
2024	92	2’765
2025	30	707
2026	2	20

Month	GWh
Jan	1.8
Feb	2.9
Mar	5.2
Apr	6.9
May	8
Jun	8.7
Jul	8.9
Aug	8
Sept	5.7
Oct	3.7
Nov	1.9
Dec	1.4

Solar power in Diepoldsau

How much sun falls on the roofs of Diepoldsau

A LEG is forming in Diepoldsau

Communities in Diepoldsau

Politische Gemeinde Diepoldsau, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Diepoldsau

Communities nearby

Politische Gemeinde Widnau, Elektra / Stromversorgung - Widnau

Gemeinde Balgach, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Balgach

Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Rebstein

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