How much solar power does Château-d'Oex already produce?

182 solar installations with 4 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~5.8% 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 Château-d'Oex?

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 Château-d'Oex

182 solar installations with 4 MWp of capacity are installed in Château-d'Oex.

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Solar installations: 182
Installed capacity: 4 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~5.8%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Vaud: 270 of 300; 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 Château-d'Oex

The suitable roofs of Château-d'Oex could deliver around 69 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~5.8% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Château-d'Oex

Groupe E SA - Château-d'Oex
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Château-d'Oex, VD

Communities nearby

Groupe E SA - Rossinière
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Rossinière, VD
Groupe E SA - Rougemont
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Rougemont, VD
Romande Energie SA - Ormont-Dessous
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Ormont-Dessous, VD

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Questions about solar power in Château-d'Oex

How much solar power does Château-d'Oex already produce?: 182 solar installations with 4 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~5.8% 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 Château-d'Oex?: 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	4	198
2012	1	13
2013	5	191
2014	2	47
2015	5	62
2016	4	112
2017	11	124
2018	10	96
2019	6	48
2020	21	299
2021	17	278
2022	15	137
2023	32	544
2024	24	702
2025	22	1’066
2026	3	75

Month	GWh
Jan	2.3
Feb	3.8
Mar	6.1
Apr	7.4
May	8.1
Jun	9
Jul	9.6
Aug	8.4
Sept	6.3
Oct	4.2
Nov	2.3
Dec	1.8

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Communities in Château-d&#39;Oex

Groupe E SA - Château-d'Oex

Communities nearby

Groupe E SA - Rossinière

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Romande Energie SA - Ormont-Dessous

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