How much solar power does Epalinges already produce?

648 solar installations with 8.3 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~18% 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 Epalinges?

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 Epalinges

648 solar installations with 8.3 MWp of capacity are installed in Epalinges.

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Solar installations: 648
Installed capacity: 8.3 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~18%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Vaud: 29 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 Epalinges

The suitable roofs of Epalinges could deliver around 45 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~18% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Questions about solar power in Epalinges

How much solar power does Epalinges already produce?: 648 solar installations with 8.3 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~18% 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 Epalinges?: 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	13	56
2012	5	62
2013	1	5
2014	1	3
2015	25	174
2016	26	185
2017	34	220
2018	87	647
2019	67	486
2020	38	561
2021	66	653
2022	34	759
2023	83	1’155
2024	111	1’646
2025	46	1’606
2026	11	129

Month	GWh
Jan	1.3
Feb	2.1
Mar	3.7
Apr	4.8
May	5.6
Jun	6.1
Jul	6.4
Aug	5.7
Sept	4.2
Oct	2.7
Nov	1.4
Dec	1.1

Solar power in Epalinges

How much sun falls on the roofs of Epalinges

A LEG is forming in Epalinges

Communities in Epalinges

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Commune de Belmont, Electricité - Belmont-sur-Lausanne

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