How much solar power does Pfungen already produce?

139 solar installations with 4.7 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 Pfungen?

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 Pfungen

139 solar installations with 4.7 MWp of capacity are installed in Pfungen.

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Solar installations: 139
Installed capacity: 4.7 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~18%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Zürich: 13 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 Pfungen

The suitable roofs of Pfungen could deliver around 25 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 Pfungen

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

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Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Oberembrach
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Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Dättlikon
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Dättlikon, ZH
Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Embrach
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Embrach, ZH

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Questions about solar power in Pfungen

How much solar power does Pfungen already produce?: 139 solar installations with 4.7 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 Pfungen?: 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	4	174
2012	2	137
2013	1	9
2014	0	0
2015	17	253
2016	8	854
2017	6	60
2018	3	66
2019	6	77
2020	5	86
2021	6	107
2022	14	299
2023	23	520
2024	21	818
2025	18	760
2026	5	471

Month	GWh
Jan	0.7
Feb	1.2
Mar	2.1
Apr	2.8
May	3.4
Jun	3.6
Jul	3.7
Aug	3.1
Sept	2.3
Oct	1.4
Nov	0.7
Dec	0.5

Solar power in Pfungen

How much sun falls on the roofs of Pfungen

A LEG is forming in Pfungen

Communities in Pfungen

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Pfungen

Communities nearby

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Oberembrach

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Dättlikon

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Embrach

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