How much solar power does Riedholz already produce?

127 solar installations with 2.1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~9% 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 Riedholz?

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 Riedholz

127 solar installations with 2.1 MWp of capacity are installed in Riedholz.

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Solar installations: 127
Installed capacity: 2.1 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~9%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Solothurn: 91 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 Riedholz

The suitable roofs of Riedholz could deliver around 24 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~9% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Riedholz

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Communities in Riedholz

BKW Energie AG - Riedholz
En création
Riedholz, SO

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus
En création
Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus, SO
BKW Energie AG - Hubersdorf
En création
Hubersdorf, SO
BKW Energie AG - Flumenthal
En création
Flumenthal, SO

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Questions about solar power in Riedholz

How much solar power does Riedholz already produce?: 127 solar installations with 2.1 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~9% 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 Riedholz?: 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	12	135
2012	9	136
2013	4	35
2014	4	48
2015	4	153
2016	6	56
2017	4	43
2018	3	94
2019	5	64
2020	7	117
2021	9	176
2022	9	105
2023	17	268
2024	17	413
2025	14	245
2026	3	41

Month	GWh
Jan	0.7
Feb	1.2
Mar	2
Apr	2.6
May	3
Jun	3.2
Jul	3.3
Aug	2.8
Sept	2.2
Oct	1.4
Nov	0.8
Dec	0.6

Solar power in Riedholz

How much sun falls on the roofs of Riedholz

A LEG is forming in Riedholz

Communities in Riedholz

BKW Energie AG - Riedholz

Communities nearby

BKW Energie AG - Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus

BKW Energie AG - Hubersdorf

BKW Energie AG - Flumenthal

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