How much solar power does Mönchaltorf already produce?

208 solar installations with 5 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 Mönchaltorf?

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 Mönchaltorf

208 solar installations with 5 MWp of capacity are installed in Mönchaltorf.

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Solar installations: 208
Installed capacity: 5 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~18%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Zürich: 15 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 Mönchaltorf

The suitable roofs of Mönchaltorf 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 Mönchaltorf

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

Communities nearby

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

How much solar power does Mönchaltorf already produce?: 208 solar installations with 5 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 Mönchaltorf?: 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	10	45
2012	4	122
2013	17	121
2014	23	189
2015	5	50
2016	5	164
2017	4	204
2018	6	101
2019	5	74
2020	13	266
2021	16	339
2022	18	280
2023	27	766
2024	30	1’407
2025	23	849
2026	2	32

Month	GWh
Jan	0.8
Feb	1.3
Mar	2.3
Apr	3.1
May	3.6
Jun	3.8
Jul	3.9
Aug	3.5
Sept	2.6
Oct	1.6
Nov	0.8
Dec	0.6

Solar power in Mönchaltorf

How much sun falls on the roofs of Mönchaltorf

A LEG is forming in Mönchaltorf

Communities in Mönchaltorf

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Mönchaltorf

Communities nearby

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Egg

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

Energie Gossau AG - Gossau (ZH)

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