How much solar power does Bettlach already produce?

190 solar installations with 4.2 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~11% 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 Bettlach?

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 Bettlach

190 solar installations with 4.2 MWp of capacity are installed in Bettlach.

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Solar installations: 190
Installed capacity: 4.2 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~11%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Solothurn: 71 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 Bettlach

The suitable roofs of Bettlach could deliver around 36 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~11% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Bettlach

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Communities in Bettlach

BKW Energie AG - Bettlach
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Bettlach, SO

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Selzach
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Selzach, SO
SWG - Grenchen
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Grenchen, SO
BKW Energie AG - Lommiswil
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Lommiswil, SO

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Questions about solar power in Bettlach

How much solar power does Bettlach already produce?: 190 solar installations with 4.2 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~11% 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 Bettlach?: 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	17	288
2012	9	114
2013	3	30
2014	4	546
2015	4	44
2016	8	71
2017	4	257
2018	6	187
2019	3	23
2020	6	58
2021	9	183
2022	22	303
2023	29	495
2024	39	707
2025	21	758
2026	6	93

Month	GWh
Jan	1.2
Feb	1.8
Mar	3.1
Apr	4
May	4.6
Jun	5
Jul	5
Aug	4.3
Sept	3.3
Oct	2.1
Nov	1.2
Dec	0.9

Solar power in Bettlach

How much sun falls on the roofs of Bettlach

A LEG is forming in Bettlach

Communities in Bettlach

BKW Energie AG - Bettlach

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Selzach

SWG - Grenchen

BKW Energie AG - Lommiswil

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Questions about solar power in Bettlach