How much solar power does Rifferswil already produce?

70 solar installations with 2.2 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~20% 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 Rifferswil?

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 Rifferswil

70 solar installations with 2.2 MWp of capacity are installed in Rifferswil.

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Solar installations: 70
Installed capacity: 2.2 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~20%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Zürich: 6 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 Rifferswil

The suitable roofs of Rifferswil could deliver around 11 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~20% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Rifferswil

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Communities in Rifferswil

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

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Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Mettmenstetten
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Kappel am Albis, ZH
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Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Hausen am Albis
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Questions about solar power in Rifferswil

How much solar power does Rifferswil already produce?: 70 solar installations with 2.2 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~20% 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 Rifferswil?: 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	1	19
2012	0	0
2013	2	16
2014	2	40
2015	3	37
2016	3	503
2017	6	141
2018	4	35
2019	6	64
2020	3	55
2021	5	55
2022	7	160
2023	6	118
2024	9	713
2025	11	253
2026	2	22

Month	GWh
Jan	0.4
Feb	0.6
Mar	1
Apr	1.3
May	1.4
Jun	1.5
Jul	1.6
Aug	1.4
Sept	1.1
Oct	0.7
Nov	0.4
Dec	0.3

Solar power in Rifferswil

How much sun falls on the roofs of Rifferswil

A LEG is forming in Rifferswil

Communities in Rifferswil

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Rifferswil

Communities nearby

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Mettmenstetten

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Kappel am Albis

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Hausen am Albis

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