How much solar power does Grüningen already produce?

173 solar installations with 4.8 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~18% 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 Grüningen?

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 Grüningen

173 solar installations with 4.8 MWp of capacity are installed in Grüningen.

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Solar installations: 173
Installed capacity: 4.8 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~18%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Zürich: 19 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 Grüningen

The suitable roofs of Grüningen could deliver around 28 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~18% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

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Communities in Grüningen

Energie Grüningen AG - Grüningen
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Grüningen, ZH

Communities nearby

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Gossau (ZH)
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Energie Gossau AG - Gossau (ZH)
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Gossau (ZH), ZH
LEG Gossau
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Gossau, ZH

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Questions about solar power in Grüningen

How much solar power does Grüningen already produce?: 173 solar installations with 4.8 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~18% 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 Grüningen?: 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	36
2012	4	122
2013	3	70
2014	1	19
2015	2	54
2016	11	373
2017	5	110
2018	7	79
2019	11	362
2020	9	322
2021	5	140
2022	13	310
2023	33	924
2024	36	913
2025	22	520
2026	8	479

Month	GWh
Jan	0.8
Feb	1.3
Mar	2.3
Apr	3.1
May	3.5
Jun	3.7
Jul	3.8
Aug	3.5
Sept	2.6
Oct	1.6
Nov	0.9
Dec	0.7

Solar power in Grüningen

How much sun falls on the roofs of Grüningen

A LEG is forming in Grüningen

Communities in Grüningen

Energie Grüningen AG - Grüningen

Communities nearby

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Gossau (ZH)

Energie Gossau AG - Gossau (ZH)

LEG Gossau

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