How much solar power does Bürchen already produce?

172 solar installations with 1.8 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~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 Bürchen?

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 Bürchen

172 solar installations with 1.8 MWp of capacity are installed in Bürchen.

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Solar installations: 172
Installed capacity: 1.8 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~9%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Valais: 49 of 122; 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 Bürchen

The suitable roofs of Bürchen could deliver around 20 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~9% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Bürchen

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Communities in Bürchen

VED Visp Energie Dienste AG - Bürchen
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Bürchen, VS

Communities nearby

Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Zeneggen - Zeneggen
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Zeneggen, VS
EVWR Energiedienste Visp - Westlich Raron AG - Törbel
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Törbel, VS
Gemeinde Törbel, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Törbel
Forming
Törbel, VS

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Questions about solar power in Bürchen

How much solar power does Bürchen already produce?: 172 solar installations with 1.8 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~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 Bürchen?: 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	2	28
2012	6	56
2013	27	245
2014	12	206
2015	12	97
2016	6	61
2017	41	279
2018	9	97
2019	10	101
2020	7	50
2021	4	45
2022	4	39
2023	11	117
2024	13	247
2025	7	97
2026	1	4

Month	GWh
Jan	0.6
Feb	1
Mar	1.8
Apr	2.1
May	2.5
Jun	2.6
Jul	2.7
Aug	2.3
Sept	1.8
Oct	1.2
Nov	0.6
Dec	0.4

Solar power in Bürchen

How much sun falls on the roofs of Bürchen

A LEG is forming in Bürchen

Communities in Bürchen

VED Visp Energie Dienste AG - Bürchen

Communities nearby

Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Zeneggen - Zeneggen

EVWR Energiedienste Visp - Westlich Raron AG - Törbel

Gemeinde Törbel, Elektrizitätsversorgung - Törbel

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