How much solar power does Schnottwil already produce?

117 solar installations with 3.5 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~23% 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 Schnottwil?

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 Schnottwil

117 solar installations with 3.5 MWp of capacity are installed in Schnottwil.

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Solar installations: 117
Installed capacity: 3.5 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~23%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Solothurn: 5 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 Schnottwil

The suitable roofs of Schnottwil could deliver around 15 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~23% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Schnottwil

Regio Energie Solothurn - Schnottwil
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Schnottwil, SO

Communities nearby

GEBNET AG - Biezwil
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Biezwil, SO
Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf - Messen
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Messen, SO
GEBNET AG - Buchegg
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Buchegg, SO

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Questions about solar power in Schnottwil

How much solar power does Schnottwil already produce?: 117 solar installations with 3.5 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~23% 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 Schnottwil?: 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	48
2012	6	622
2013	2	43
2014	2	28
2015	2	206
2016	3	31
2017	4	74
2018	2	16
2019	3	79
2020	6	66
2021	4	43
2022	7	119
2023	27	938
2024	26	780
2025	14	350
2026	1	30

Month	GWh
Jan	0.5
Feb	0.8
Mar	1.3
Apr	1.6
May	1.9
Jun	2
Jul	2
Aug	1.8
Sept	1.4
Oct	0.9
Nov	0.5
Dec	0.4

Solar power in Schnottwil

How much sun falls on the roofs of Schnottwil

A LEG is forming in Schnottwil

Communities in Schnottwil

Regio Energie Solothurn - Schnottwil

Communities nearby

GEBNET AG - Biezwil

Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf - Messen

GEBNET AG - Buchegg

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Questions about solar power in Schnottwil