How much solar power does St. Niklaus already produce?

79 solar installations with 1.7 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~6.5% 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 St. Niklaus?

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 St. Niklaus

79 solar installations with 1.7 MWp of capacity are installed in St. Niklaus.

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Solar installations: 79
Installed capacity: 1.7 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~6.5%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Valais: 72 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 St. Niklaus

The suitable roofs of St. Niklaus could deliver around 26 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~6.5% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in St. Niklaus

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Communities in St. Niklaus

EVN Energieversorgung Nikolai AG - St. Niklaus
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St. Niklaus, VS

Communities nearby

EVG Grächen AG - Grächen
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Grächen, VS
EVN Energieversorgung Nikolai AG - Embd
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Embd, VS
Genossenschaft für die Stromversorgung Kalpetran GSK - Embd
Forming
Embd, VS

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Questions about solar power in St. Niklaus

How much solar power does St. Niklaus already produce?: 79 solar installations with 1.7 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~6.5% 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 St. Niklaus?: 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)
2012	0	0
2013	1	30
2014	0	0
2015	2	30
2016	0	0
2017	8	76
2018	2	34
2019	7	96
2020	2	32
2021	3	38
2022	9	471
2023	8	159
2024	21	356
2025	14	312
2026	2	41

Month	GWh
Jan	0.8
Feb	1.3
Mar	2.3
Apr	2.8
May	3.2
Jun	3.5
Jul	3.5
Aug	3
Sept	2.3
Oct	1.5
Nov	0.8
Dec	0.6

Solar power in St. Niklaus

How much sun falls on the roofs of St. Niklaus

A LEG is forming in St. Niklaus

Communities in St. Niklaus

EVN Energieversorgung Nikolai AG - St. Niklaus

Communities nearby

EVG Grächen AG - Grächen

EVN Energieversorgung Nikolai AG - Embd

Genossenschaft für die Stromversorgung Kalpetran GSK - Embd

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