How much solar power does Balsthal already produce?

190 solar installations with 6.5 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~13% 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 Balsthal?

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 Balsthal

190 solar installations with 6.5 MWp of capacity are installed in Balsthal.

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Solar installations: 190
Installed capacity: 6.5 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~13%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Solothurn: 53 of 104; 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 Balsthal

The suitable roofs of Balsthal could deliver around 49 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~13% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Balsthal

Aare Versorgungs AG (AVAG) - Balsthal
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Questions about solar power in Balsthal

How much solar power does Balsthal already produce?: 190 solar installations with 6.5 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~13% 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 Balsthal?: 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	4	27
2012	11	170
2013	6	185
2014	5	127
2015	8	71
2016	9	546
2017	6	89
2018	9	149
2019	3	58
2020	6	82
2021	7	112
2022	18	932
2023	27	1’267
2024	25	1’369
2025	40	1’145
2026	6	131

Month	GWh
Jan	1.4
Feb	2.4
Mar	4.2
Apr	5.3
May	6.3
Jun	6.8
Jul	6.9
Aug	5.8
Sept	4.5
Oct	2.9
Nov	1.5
Dec	1

Solar power in Balsthal

How much sun falls on the roofs of Balsthal

A LEG is forming in Balsthal

Communities in Balsthal

Aare Versorgungs AG (AVAG) - Balsthal

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Oensingen

Elektra Genossenschaft Holderbank - Holderbank (SO)

LEG Holderbank

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Questions about solar power in Balsthal