How much solar power does Bäretswil already produce?

224 solar installations with 5.2 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~13% 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 Bäretswil?

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 Bäretswil

224 solar installations with 5.2 MWp of capacity are installed in Bäretswil.

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Solar installations: 224
Installed capacity: 5.2 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~13%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Zürich: 86 of 160; 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 Bäretswil

The suitable roofs of Bäretswil could deliver around 41 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~13% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Bäretswil

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Bäretswil
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Questions about solar power in Bäretswil

How much solar power does Bäretswil already produce?: 224 solar installations with 5.2 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~13% 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 Bäretswil?: 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	13	686
2013	1	5
2014	5	39
2015	11	375
2016	7	93
2017	10	155
2018	8	101
2019	14	201
2020	13	443
2021	14	344
2022	24	302
2023	39	649
2024	31	1’123
2025	28	641
2026	3	37

Month	GWh
Jan	1.3
Feb	2
Mar	3.4
Apr	4.4
May	5
Jun	5.4
Jul	5.6
Aug	5.1
Sept	3.7
Oct	2.4
Nov	1.4
Dec	1.1

Solar power in Bäretswil

How much sun falls on the roofs of Bäretswil

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Communities in Bäretswil

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Bäretswil

Communities nearby

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Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Bauma

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Hinwil

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