How much solar power does Egg already produce?

311 solar installations with 6.5 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 Egg?

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 Egg

311 solar installations with 6.5 MWp of capacity are installed in Egg.

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Solar installations: 311
Installed capacity: 6.5 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~13%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Zürich: 72 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 Egg

The suitable roofs of Egg could deliver around 49 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~13% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Egg
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Egg, ZH

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Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Mönchaltorf
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Oetwil am See, ZH
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Uetikon am See, ZH

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Questions about solar power in Egg

How much solar power does Egg already produce?: 311 solar installations with 6.5 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 Egg?: 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	6	270
2012	6	219
2013	10	457
2014	9	140
2015	12	268
2016	7	145
2017	8	144
2018	9	91
2019	11	158
2020	16	165
2021	18	385
2022	33	545
2023	52	1’007
2024	61	1’205
2025	43	1’168
2026	10	170

Month	GWh
Jan	1.3
Feb	2.2
Mar	4.1
Apr	5.4
May	6.2
Jun	6.6
Jul	6.8
Aug	6.2
Sept	4.5
Oct	2.8
Nov	1.4
Dec	1.1

Solar power in Egg

How much sun falls on the roofs of Egg

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Communities in Egg

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Egg

Communities nearby

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Mönchaltorf

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Oetwil am See

Infrastruktur Zürichsee AG - Uetikon am See

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