How much solar power does Schlieren already produce?

143 solar installations with 14.6 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~17% 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 Schlieren?

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 Schlieren

143 solar installations with 14.6 MWp of capacity are installed in Schlieren.

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Solar installations: 143
Installed capacity: 14.6 MWp
Roof potential in use: ~17%; Estimate
Rank in the canton of Zürich: 24 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 Schlieren

The suitable roofs of Schlieren could deliver around 87 GWh of solar power a year. An estimated ~17% of it is used today.

Roof potential per month (GWh)

A LEG is forming in Schlieren

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Communities in Schlieren

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

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Questions about solar power in Schlieren

How much solar power does Schlieren already produce?: 143 solar installations with 14.6 MWp in total are listed in the Swiss Federal Office of Energy register. That is an estimated ~17% 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 Schlieren?: 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	72
2012	6	1’594
2013	2	57
2014	2	21
2015	1	10
2016	3	173
2017	5	303
2018	7	268
2019	6	166
2020	10	916
2021	12	284
2022	10	893
2023	21	2’071
2024	35	5’512
2025	14	453
2026	3	1’856

Month	GWh
Jan	2
Feb	3.4
Mar	7
Apr	9.8
May	11.5
Jun	12.5
Jul	13
Aug	11.4
Sept	8
Oct	4.5
Nov	2.2
Dec	1.6

Solar power in Schlieren

How much sun falls on the roofs of Schlieren

A LEG is forming in Schlieren

Communities in Schlieren

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Schlieren

Communities nearby

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Unterengstringen

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Urdorf

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) - Oberengstringen

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