How much solar power does Einsiedeln already produce?

578 solar installations with 17 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~14% 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 Einsiedeln?

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 Einsiedeln

578 solar installations with 17 MWp of capacity are installed in Einsiedeln.

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Solar installations: 578
Installed capacity: 17 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~14%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Schwyz: 16 of 30; 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 Einsiedeln

The suitable roofs of Einsiedeln could deliver around 126 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~14% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

Einsiedeln has an active LEG

Neighbours here already share solar power through a local electricity community and get the grid discount.

Communities in Einsiedeln

EKZ Einsiedeln AG, Dietikon - Einsiedeln
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Einsiedeln, SZ
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Communities nearby

Elektrizitätsversorgung Altendorf AG - Altendorf
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Elektrizitätswerk Schindellegi - Feusisberg
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EW Höfe AG - Feusisberg
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Feusisberg, SZ

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Questions about solar power in Einsiedeln

How much solar power does Einsiedeln already produce?: 578 solar installations with 17 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~14% 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 Einsiedeln?: 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	32	858
2012	8	145
2013	13	308
2014	20	362
2015	20	535
2016	17	1’087
2017	21	440
2018	23	433
2019	20	870
2020	30	840
2021	30	632
2022	53	1’612
2023	98	2’854
2024	108	2’596
2025	72	2’991
2026	13	471

Month	GWh
Jan	4.2
Feb	6.9
Mar	10.9
Apr	13.6
May	15
Jun	16.3
Jul	17
Aug	15.4
Sept	11.2
Oct	7.6
Nov	4.5
Dec	3.6

Solar power in Einsiedeln

How much sun falls on the roofs of Einsiedeln

Einsiedeln has an active LEG

Communities in Einsiedeln

EKZ Einsiedeln AG, Dietikon - Einsiedeln

Communities nearby

Elektrizitätsversorgung Altendorf AG - Altendorf

Elektrizitätswerk Schindellegi - Feusisberg

EW Höfe AG - Feusisberg

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