How much solar power does Founex already produce?

193 solar installations with 2.9 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~9.9% 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 Founex?

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 Founex

193 solar installations with 2.9 MWp of capacity are installed in Founex.

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Solar installations: 193
Installed capacity: 2.9 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~9.9%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Vaud: 188 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 Founex

The suitable roofs of Founex could deliver around 29 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~9.9% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Founex

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Communities in Founex

Romande Energie SA - Founex
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Founex, VD

Communities nearby

Romande Energie SA - Coppet
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Coppet, VD
Romande Energie SA - Commugny
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Commugny, VD
Romande Energie SA - Tannay
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Tannay, VD

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Questions about solar power in Founex

How much solar power does Founex already produce?: 193 solar installations with 2.9 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~9.9% 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 Founex?: 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	3	31
2012	0	0
2013	2	9
2014	0	0
2015	4	29
2016	14	137
2017	12	85
2018	10	63
2019	13	516
2020	8	96
2021	16	441
2022	16	272
2023	48	719
2024	24	268
2025	19	200
2026	4	39

Month	GWh
Jan	0.8
Feb	1.3
Mar	2.4
Apr	3.2
May	3.7
Jun	4
Jul	4.2
Aug	3.7
Sept	2.8
Oct	1.7
Nov	0.8
Dec	0.6

Solar power in Founex

How much sun falls on the roofs of Founex

A LEG is forming in Founex

Communities in Founex

Romande Energie SA - Founex

Communities nearby

Romande Energie SA - Coppet

Romande Energie SA - Commugny

Romande Energie SA - Tannay

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Questions about solar power in Founex