Create a Local Electricity Community

Create a Local Electricity Community in Orpund (BE)

The LEC potential for Orpund in numbers: index, eligible addresses, mobilisable solar surplus. Check your address in 30 seconds and join a Local Electricity Community with BKW Energie AG.

Canton BE · DSO BKW Energie AG · FSO no. 744
LEC index
100/ 100
High potential
Eligible addresses
1 227
connection points inside a viable LEC
Viable LECs
6+ 1
transformer perimeter (40%) + substation perimeter (20%)
Solar surplus
1 576MWh/an
production mobilisable inside LECs
Excellent LEC potential in Orpund. 1 227 addresses are eligible for a viable Local Electricity Community, spread across 6 LECs at the 40% grid rebate. The bulk of the municipality can join a LEC today, what's left is to populate them with consumers and producers.

Orpund is one of the municipalities WattMatch tracks for Local Electricity Community (LEC) eligibility. This page rolls up the numbers specific to Orpund, index, eligible addresses, viable LECs, and explains how to join or create a LEC where you live.

What is a LEC in Orpund?

A Local Electricity Community (LEC) groups consumers and photovoltaic producers inside the same perimeter, transformer (≈ 500 m) or substation (≈ 1.5 km), coordinated by a single representative (WattMatch). For members, the LEC opens a grid-usage rebate of up to 40% (art. 19h OApEl) and a local energy rate that beats BKW Energie AG's standard tariff.

Is my address in Orpund eligible?

Eligibility requires at least 5% of photovoltaic capacity in your perimeter (art. 14 EnV). Not every address in Orpund is automatically eligible: coverage grows as local solar producers register. The WattMatch checker tells you in 30 seconds whether your address sits in a viable LEC and at what rate.

How to join a LEC in Orpund

You enter your address in Orpund, check eligibility and sign the representation mandate online. WattMatch handles the steps with BKW Energie AG, activation takes 4 to 8 weeks. If no LEC is viable at your address today, you can join the waiting list to be notified as soon as one opens in your area.

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Frequently asked questions, Orpund

The LEC ecosystem is rolling out gradually in Orpund. The WattMatch simulator tells you in 30 seconds whether your address is currently in a viable LEC (under art. 14 EnV). Otherwise you can join the waiting list for your area.

Yes. LEC membership is open to every connection point, owner or tenant, with or without a PV installation. As long as your address sits in the perimeter of a viable LEC, you qualify.

Orpund is served by BKW Energie AG. That operator applies the grid-usage rebate (art. 19h OApEl) to LEC members and forwards the load curves needed to settle the exchanges.

If you own a building with a solar roof or if the municipality wants to put public roofs to work, WattMatch offers turnkey support: perimeter analysis, participant identification, document preparation, application to BKW Energie AG. The initial diagnosis is free.