Which municipality in canton Lucerne has the greatest solar potential?

Lucerne, whose roofs could generate about 253 GWh of electricity a year (2025) — the greatest modelled roof potential of any municipality in canton Lucerne.

Does this mean the municipality actually produces this much solar power?

No. It is the modelled potential of the available roof surfaces — the electricity they could generate if fully used. Actual installed photovoltaics produce far less. The figure comes from the BFE solar model and scales with how much roof area a municipality has.

Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The greatest solar potential in canton Lucerne

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Lucerne has the greatest solar-energy potential in canton Lucerne: its roofs could generate about 253 GWh of electricity a year. Next come Emmen (177 GWh) and Kriens (108 GWh). This is modelled roof potential — largest where there is the most roof area, not current generation. Source: BFE.

Ranking

BFE · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Roof potential	Residents
1	Lucerne	253 GWh	86'699
2	Emmen	177 GWh	32'777
3	Kriens	108 GWh	30'685
4	Willisau	105 GWh	9'297
5	Beromünster	90 GWh	6'963
6	Ruswil	89 GWh	7'645
7	Sursee	87 GWh	11'118
8	Hochdorf	80 GWh	10'158
9	Reiden	79 GWh	7'690
10	Rothenburg	77 GWh	7'983
11	Hitzkirch	74 GWh	6'067
12	Dagmersellen	68 GWh	6'144
13	Ebikon	67 GWh	14'737
14	Malters	66 GWh	7'930
15	Escholzmatt-Marbach	64 GWh	4'587
16	Root	62 GWh	6'712
17	Neuenkirch	61 GWh	7'243
18	Triengen	59 GWh	5'051
19	Horw	54 GWh	15'939
20	Schüpfheim	52 GWh	4'287
21	Menznau	50 GWh	3'168
22	Buttisholz	47 GWh	3'510
23	Schötz	46 GWh	4'983
24	Grosswangen	46 GWh	3'492
25	Entlebuch	45 GWh	3'409
26	Hohenrain	42 GWh	2'467
27	Meggen	41 GWh	7'718
28	Rickenbach	40 GWh	3'887
29	Pfaffnau	39 GWh	2'792
30	Buchrain	38 GWh	7'013
31	Oberkirch	38 GWh	5'213
32	Weggis	36 GWh	4'874
33	Altishofen	36 GWh	2'040
34	Inwil	36 GWh	2'919
35	Eschenbach	35 GWh	3'796
36	Flühli	35 GWh	1'918
37	Sempach	34 GWh	4'404
38	Zell	33 GWh	2'264
39	Nottwil	32 GWh	4'104
40	Ettiswil	31 GWh	2'877
41	Wolhusen	31 GWh	4'868
42	Adligenswil	31 GWh	5'704
43	Ballwil	30 GWh	2'845
44	Werthenstein	30 GWh	2'161
45	Rain	30 GWh	3'347
46	Römerswil	29 GWh	1'804
47	Hergiswil bei Willisau	28 GWh	1'934
48	Knutwil	28 GWh	2'499
49	Büron	27 GWh	2'759
50	Wikon	27 GWh	1'491
51	Nebikon	27 GWh	2'959
52	Luthern	26 GWh	1'252
53	Schenkon	26 GWh	3'163
54	Hildisrieden	26 GWh	2'468
55	Hasle	25 GWh	1'841
56	Schongau	21 GWh	1'055
57	Wauwil	21 GWh	2'683
58	Geuensee	19 GWh	3'069
59	Udligenswil	19 GWh	2'483
60	Egolzwil	19 GWh	1'667
61	Ufhusen	18 GWh	924
62	Schwarzenberg	18 GWh	1'808
63	Aesch	18 GWh	1'526
64	Dierikon	18 GWh	1'691
65	Eich	17 GWh	1'779
66	Altbüron	16 GWh	1'013
67	Mauensee	15 GWh	1'533
68	Grossdietwil	15 GWh	923
69	Meierskappel	14 GWh	1'578
70	Ermensee	14 GWh	1'087
71	Fischbach	12 GWh	760
72	Romoos	12 GWh	640
73	Schlierbach	12 GWh	994
74	Roggliswil	11 GWh	785
75	Vitznau	10 GWh	1'492
76	Alberswil	10 GWh	741
77	Doppleschwand	8 GWh	843
78	Gisikon	7 GWh	1'543
79	Greppen	6 GWh	1'228

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

How we measure this

BFE

Modelled annual electricity that rooftop photovoltaics could produce across the whole municipality, in gigawatt-hours per year, from the BFE «Solarenergiepotenziale der Schweizer Gemeinden» model (2025 snapshot). It is a potential, not installed capacity or actual generation, and it scales with roof area — so large towns lead simply because they have more roofs. It is a rolling model snapshot, not an annual survey. The companion roofs-plus-façades scenario adds vertical surfaces.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Lucerne has the greatest solar potential?: Lucerne, whose roofs could generate about 253 GWh of electricity a year (2025) — the greatest modelled roof potential of any municipality in canton Lucerne.
Does this mean the municipality actually produces this much solar power?: No. It is the modelled potential of the available roof surfaces — the electricity they could generate if fully used. Actual installed photovoltaics produce far less. The figure comes from the BFE solar model and scales with how much roof area a municipality has.