How much solar power does Salgesch already produce?

135 solar installations with 4.8 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~23% 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 Salgesch?

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 Salgesch

135 solar installations with 4.8 MWp of capacity are installed in Salgesch.

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Solar installations: 135
Installed capacity: 4.8 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~23%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Valais: 3 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 Salgesch

The suitable roofs of Salgesch could deliver around 21 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~23% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Salgesch

OIKEN SA - Salgesch
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Salgesch, VS

Communities nearby

OIKEN SA - Noble-Contrée
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Noble-Contrée, VS
RELL AG - Varen
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Varen, VS
OIKEN SA - Crans-Montana
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Crans-Montana, VS

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Questions about solar power in Salgesch

How much solar power does Salgesch already produce?: 135 solar installations with 4.8 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~23% 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 Salgesch?: 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	7
2012	4	212
2013	6	735
2014	6	167
2015	11	181
2016	3	82
2017	2	18
2018	2	32
2019	7	588
2020	6	96
2021	12	292
2022	10	179
2023	27	658
2024	25	1’271
2025	11	259
2026	2	36

Month	GWh
Jan	0.6
Feb	1
Mar	1.8
Apr	2.2
May	2.6
Jun	2.8
Jul	2.9
Aug	2.5
Sept	2
Oct	1.3
Nov	0.7
Dec	0.4

Solar power in Salgesch

How much sun falls on the roofs of Salgesch

A LEG is forming in Salgesch

Communities in Salgesch

OIKEN SA - Salgesch

Communities nearby

OIKEN SA - Noble-Contrée

RELL AG - Varen

OIKEN SA - Crans-Montana

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Questions about solar power in Salgesch