295 solar installations with 6.1 MWp of capacity are installed in Schänis.
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The suitable roofs of Schänis could deliver around 37 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~17% of it is used today.
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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 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 40 |
| 2013 | 1 | 12 |
| 2014 | 5 | 61 |
| 2015 | 8 | 83 |
| 2016 | 4 | 48 |
| 2017 | 6 | 69 |
| 2018 | 7 | 103 |
| 2019 | 16 | 221 |
| 2020 | 35 | 381 |
| 2021 | 15 | 431 |
| 2022 | 39 | 896 |
| 2023 | 74 | 1’093 |
| 2024 | 47 | 1’178 |
| 2025 | 26 | 1’281 |
| 2026 | 8 | 180 |
6.1 MWp have been added since 2012.
| Month | GWh |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.1 |
| Feb | 1.8 |
| Mar | 3.1 |
| Apr | 4.1 |
| May | 4.5 |
| Jun | 4.9 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 4.6 |
| Sept | 3.4 |
| Oct | 2.2 |
| Nov | 1.2 |
| Dec | 0.9 |
