UpGrid Logo
  • Buy energy
  • Sell energy
  • LEG pricing
  • Find a LEG
  • Municipalities
  • About us
Buy energySell energyLEG pricingFind a LEGMunicipalitiesAbout us
JOIN UpGridLOGIN
UpGrid Logo

Services

  • Buy energy
  • Sell energy
  • Find your community
  • Free consultation

Support

  • Contact
  • Imprint
  • Cookies
  • Terms & conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • FAQ

TOOLS

  • Solar production calculator
  • Energy savings calculator

About us

  • Stories & insights
  • About us
  • info@upgrid.ch
  • UpGrid

UPGRID AG

Soodring 13, 8134 Adliswil

Switzerland

info@upgrid.ch
Request a call

UpGrid AG © 2026

Data protectionTerms & conditions
Swiss Made Software
All municipalities in the canton of Thurgau
Solar power · Canton of ThurgauLEG forming

Solar power in Gachnang

335 solar installations with 7.9 MWp of capacity are installed in Gachnang.

Go to the community
Solar installations
335
Installed capacity
7.9 MWp
Roof potential in use
~20%
Estimate
Rank in the canton of Thurgau
26 of 80
by roof potential in use
Growth by build yearNew capacity installed per year in kWp
before 2012 · 271 kWp
2012 · 293 kWp
2013 · 135 kWp
2014 · 171 kWp

Roof potential

How much sun falls on the roofs of Gachnang

The suitable roofs of Gachnang could deliver around 40 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~20% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)
Jan · 1.1 GWh
Feb · 1.9 GWh
Mar · 3.4 GWh

A LEG is forming in Gachnang

A local electricity community is collecting sign-ups here. The more neighbours join, the sooner it starts.

Communities in Gachnang

  • Gachnang

    Politische Gemeinde Gachnang, Elektrizitätversorgung - Gachnang

    Forming

    Gachnang, TG

Communities nearby

  • Frauenfeld

    Thurplus - Frauenfeld

    Forming

    Frauenfeld, TG

  • Uesslingen-Buch

    Politische Gemeinde Uesslingen-Buch, Elektrizitätswerk - Uesslingen-Buch

    Forming

    Uesslingen-Buch, TG

  • Warth-Weiningen

    Gemeinde Warth-Weiningen, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Warth-Weiningen

    Forming

    Warth-Weiningen, TG

Join the LEG in Gachnang

Get solar power from your neighbourhood. Joining is free and you keep your electricity supplier.

Go to the community

Questions about solar power in Gachnang

How much solar power does Gachnang already produce?
335 solar installations with 7.9 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~20% 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 Gachnang?
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.

2015 · 661 kWp
2016 · 119 kWp
2017 · 214 kWp
2018 · 278 kWp
2019 · 75 kWp
2020 · 274 kWp
2021 · 737 kWp
2022 · 750 kWp
2023 · 1’268 kWp
2024 · 1’047 kWp
1’4382025 · 1’438 kWp
2026 · 150 kWp
<’12’12’13’14’15’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
New solar capacity per build year in Gachnang
Build yearInstallationsCapacity (kWp)
before 201214271
20127293
20139135
20145171
201516661
20169119
201711214
201812278
2019775
20209274
202122737
202249750
2023521’268
2024551’047
2025481’438
202610150

7.6 MWp have been added since 2012.

Apr · 4.4 GWh
May · 5.3 GWh
Jun · 5.5 GWh
6Jul · 5.7 GWh
Aug · 4.8 GWh
Sept · 3.6 GWh
Oct · 2.3 GWh
Nov · 1.2 GWh
Dec · 0.9 GWh
JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSeptOOctNNovDDec
Monthly roof potential in GWh
MonthGWh
Jan1.1
Feb1.9
Mar3.4
Apr4.4
May5.3
Jun5.5
Jul5.7
Aug4.8
Sept3.6
Oct2.3
Nov1.2
Dec0.9