How much solar power does Vacallo already produce?

144 solar installations with 1.8 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~8.3% 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 Vacallo?

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 Vacallo

144 solar installations with 1.8 MWp of capacity are installed in Vacallo.

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Solar installations: 144
Installed capacity: 1.8 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~8.3%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Ticino: 62 of 99; 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 Vacallo

The suitable roofs of Vacallo could deliver around 22 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~8.3% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Vacallo

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

Communities in Vacallo

AGE SA - Vacallo
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Vacallo, TI

Communities nearby

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Questions about solar power in Vacallo

How much solar power does Vacallo already produce?: 144 solar installations with 1.8 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~8.3% 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 Vacallo?: 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	1	2
2012	0	0
2013	9	70
2014	13	189
2015	8	69
2016	4	67
2017	10	84
2018	5	130
2019	1	9
2020	3	32
2021	5	55
2022	17	173
2023	44	550
2024	17	276
2025	4	90
2026	3	31

Month	GWh
Jan	0.8
Feb	1
Mar	1.7
Apr	2.2
May	2.8
Jun	3.1
Jul	3.2
Aug	2.8
Sept	2
Oct	1.2
Nov	0.7
Dec	0.6

Solar power in Vacallo

How much sun falls on the roofs of Vacallo

A LEG is forming in Vacallo

Communities in Vacallo

AGE SA - Vacallo

Communities nearby

AGE SA - Morbio Inferiore

AGE SA - Balerna

AGE SA - Chiasso

Join the LEG in Vacallo

Questions about solar power in Vacallo