How many solar installations are in operation in Bayern?

1,444,157 solar installations with 35.10 GW of gross capacity were in operation in Bayern as of 2026-11-05, with a further 8,909 units (2.57 GW) registered as planned; the count includes every registered unit down to balcony systems (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister).

What share of Bayern's solar installations are larger than 100 kW?

20,153 of 1,473,882 registered solar installations in Bayern (1.4 percent) exceed 100 kW, but they hold 21.40 GW of the 37.79 GW total capacity (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister).

Which company operates the most solar PV capacity in Bayern?

BEE Solarpark Schafhöfen GmbH ＆ Co. KG operates 2 solar installations over 100 kW with 217.6 MW in Bayern, the largest organisational operator by registered capacity (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister).

Which installation type has the most solar PV capacity in Bayern?

Freiflächensolaranlage leads with 5,667 solar installations and 17.18 GW in Bayern (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister).

Which district in Bayern has the most solar PV capacity?

Ansbach has the most solar PV capacity in operation in Bayern with 1.10 GW in 36,234 solar installations, ahead of Passau with 1.06 GW (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister).

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Solar PV in Bayern

1,444,157 solar installations with 35.10 GW of gross capacity were in operation in Bayern as of 2026-11-05, with a further 8,909 units (2.57 GW) registered as planned (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister) — by district, size class, year and operator, from the Marktstammdatenregister.

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How much solar PV capacity does Bayern have, and which districts have the most, as of 2026-11-05?: 1,444,157 solar installations with 35.10 GW of gross capacity were in operation in Bayern as of 2026-11-05, with a further 8,909 units (2.57 GW) registered as planned (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister) — by district, size class, year and operator, from the Marktstammdatenregister.
How many solar installations are in operation in Bayern?: 1,444,157 solar installations with 35.10 GW of gross capacity were in operation in Bayern as of 2026-11-05, with a further 8,909 units (2.57 GW) registered as planned; the count includes every registered unit down to balcony systems (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister).
How much solar PV capacity was commissioned in Bayern in 2025?: 157,461 solar installations with 4.78 GW went into operation in Bayern in 2025; the strongest year of the last two decades was 2025 with 4.78 GW (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister).
What share of Bayern's solar installations are larger than 100 kW?: 20,153 of 1,473,882 registered solar installations in Bayern (1.4 percent) exceed 100 kW, but they hold 21.40 GW of the 37.79 GW total capacity (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister).
Which company operates the most solar PV capacity in Bayern?: BEE Solarpark Schafhöfen GmbH ＆ Co. KG operates 2 solar installations over 100 kW with 217.6 MW in Bayern, the largest organisational operator by registered capacity (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister).
Which installation type has the most solar PV capacity in Bayern?: Freiflächensolaranlage leads with 5,667 solar installations and 17.18 GW in Bayern (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister).
Which district in Bayern has the most solar PV capacity?: Ansbach has the most solar PV capacity in operation in Bayern with 1.10 GW in 36,234 solar installations, ahead of Passau with 1.06 GW (Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister).

How much solar PV capacity is in operation and planned in each district of Bayern?

Area	Units in operation	Capacity in operation	Planned units	Planned capacity	All registered units
Ansbach	36,234	1.10 GW	190	68.4 MW	36,930
Passau	40,876	1.06 GW	151	32.5 MW	41,520
Neumarkt i.d. OPf.	20,408	1.01 GW	99	105.5 MW	20,818
Regensburg	39,549	968.1 MW	215	358.4 MW	40,375
Straubing-Bogen	21,774	900.6 MW	61	19.5 MW	22,065
Rottal-Inn	27,624	890.1 MW	76	70.1 MW	27,949
Landshut	35,131	873.9 MW	157	31.1 MW	35,795
Unterallgäu	27,051	796.6 MW	106	83.7 MW	27,388
Deggendorf	21,683	763.3 MW	72	34.7 MW	21,972
Neuburg-Schrobenhausen	15,038	750.0 MW	63	46.0 MW	15,295
Augsburg	44,989	744.0 MW	303	11.3 MW	45,899
Haßberge	13,431	733.0 MW	65	4.93 MW	13,667
Donau-Ries	25,958	732.4 MW	122	32.4 MW	26,342
Kelheim	21,297	700.9 MW	87	38.8 MW	21,612
Würzburg	28,765	689.3 MW	251	44.6 MW	29,483
Dingolfing-Landau	21,275	669.9 MW	70	7.60 MW	21,605
Eichstätt	22,091	641.5 MW	113	124.6 MW	22,525
Schwandorf	23,959	639.5 MW	119	16.9 MW	24,368
München	53,750	624.9 MW	671	67.1 MW	55,346
Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab	16,135	566.1 MW	73	31.0 MW	16,447
Günzburg	18,719	561.8 MW	97	21.4 MW	18,959
Aichach-Friedberg	20,094	546.3 MW	88	54.4 MW	20,436
Schweinfurt	21,585	543.6 MW	110	13.5 MW	22,079
Bamberg	22,746	536.0 MW	179	55.1 MW	23,330
Neustadt a.d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	17,719	536.0 MW	116	15.7 MW	18,152
Amberg-Sulzbach	17,523	533.2 MW	90	8.42 MW	17,845
Ostallgäu	24,945	523.9 MW	108	18.9 MW	25,326
Rosenheim	35,214	507.9 MW	164	169.1 MW	35,885
Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	14,926	492.0 MW	89	2.20 MW	15,152
Hof	13,283	485.3 MW	120	133.8 MW	13,623
Pfaffenhofen a.d. Ilm	18,180	466.7 MW	119	102.3 MW	18,565
Cham	23,574	464.8 MW	81	6.77 MW	23,887
Coburg	13,961	459.7 MW	72	44.4 MW	14,301
Main-Spessart	17,692	456.9 MW	131	11.4 MW	18,102
Traunstein	25,859	450.2 MW	105	2.29 MW	26,316
Altötting	19,259	448.5 MW	67	1.76 MW	19,582
Freising	18,889	446.9 MW	146	36.1 MW	19,326
Roth	17,255	436.8 MW	158	18.5 MW	17,727
Rhön-Grabfeld	12,142	433.4 MW	88	92.4 MW	12,435
Kitzingen	13,505	432.5 MW	111	19.8 MW	13,782
Bad Kissingen	14,754	431.0 MW	110	27.8 MW	15,130
Landsberg am Lech	18,410	419.5 MW	84	8.90 MW	18,727
Mühldorf a. Inn	17,695	411.6 MW	70	6.98 MW	17,945
Neu-Ulm	20,117	382.1 MW	101	24.6 MW	20,457
Oberallgäu	19,776	380.4 MW	191	23.9 MW	20,222
Dillingen a.d. Donau	16,956	355.8 MW	76	7.08 MW	17,212
Erding	16,926	353.1 MW	90	2.36 MW	17,243
Weilheim-Schongau	18,389	349.8 MW	76	1.11 MW	18,727
Dachau	16,106	334.4 MW	92	73.9 MW	16,452
Bayreuth	17,535	331.5 MW	119	35.9 MW	17,895
Kronach	7,083	310.5 MW	55	15.6 MW	7,258
Fürth	18,381	310.4 MW	212	13.9 MW	19,083
Regen	13,098	298.9 MW	52	12.1 MW	13,266
Freyung-Grafenau	15,262	298.0 MW	65	9.50 MW	15,506
Fürstenfeldbruck	18,553	293.8 MW	160	43.1 MW	19,049
Kulmbach	9,184	278.1 MW	51	20.8 MW	9,380
Erlangen-Höchstadt	17,831	278.0 MW	140	8.32 MW	18,304
Forchheim	14,839	277.4 MW	91	5.39 MW	15,148
Nürnberger Land	17,354	269.8 MW	160	3.52 MW	17,869
Tirschenreuth	11,041	263.0 MW	47	39.0 MW	11,219
Aschaffenburg	22,557	260.9 MW	158	20.5 MW	23,067
Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	6,891	245.4 MW	54	20.5 MW	7,037
Miltenberg	14,132	237.9 MW	85	2.07 MW	14,441
Ebersberg	14,832	234.9 MW	74	1.16 MW	15,171
Lichtenfels	7,919	226.3 MW	56	2.76 MW	8,084
Nürnberg	14,955	185.3 MW	320	17.0 MW	15,658
Starnberg	12,076	170.9 MW	117	15.1 MW	12,400
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	11,510	159.0 MW	72	7.88 MW	11,785
Berchtesgadener Land	9,625	136.7 MW	38	1.51 MW	9,766
Ingolstadt	9,663	126.9 MW	111	12.0 MW	10,005
Lindau (Bodensee)	9,413	118.7 MW	62	4.67 MW	9,622
Miesbach	9,296	118.3 MW	38	0.47 MW	9,478
Straubing	3,791	105.0 MW	18	0.58 MW	3,866
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	6,884	84.9 MW	50	0.46 MW	7,018
Amberg	3,585	82.5 MW	51	10.4 MW	3,688
Weiden i.d. OPf.	3,164	74.0 MW	22	0.64 MW	3,234
Erlangen	7,022	73.1 MW	113	1.04 MW	7,427
Kempten (Allgäu)	3,532	71.3 MW	58	8.30 MW	3,651
Memmingen	3,904	63.6 MW	21	0.54 MW	3,972
Kaufbeuren	2,933	47.8 MW	26	0.38 MW	3,026
Schwabach	3,092	31.8 MW	20	0.46 MW	3,180
Ravensburg	1	0.07 MW	0	0.00 MW	1
Biberach	1	0.06 MW	0	0.00 MW	1
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	1	0.01 MW	0	0.00 MW	1

How are the solar installations in Bayern distributed by size class?

Size class	Units	Capacity	In operation	Planned
up to 30 kW	1,392,106	13.00 GW	1,363,557	8,110
30 to 100 kW	61,623	3.39 GW	61,033	281
over 100 kW	20,153	21.40 GW	19,567	518

How much solar PV capacity was commissioned in Bayern each year?

Commissioning year	Units	Capacity added
2026	128,866	3.44 GW
2025	157,461	4.78 GW
2024	201,671	4.27 GW
2023	211,685	4.02 GW
2022	81,428	2.21 GW
2021	55,618	1.57 GW
2020	47,664	1.36 GW
2019	28,253	976.0 MW
2018	20,158	679.8 MW
2017	17,764	414.6 MW
2016	13,209	243.2 MW
2015	12,736	296.8 MW
2014	19,823	405.1 MW
2013	32,495	839.3 MW
2012	50,688	1.39 GW
2011	82,060	1.84 GW
2010	84,039	2.41 GW
2009	66,109	1.72 GW
2008	35,899	698.7 MW
2007	22,338	457.7 MW
2006	18,547	295.1 MW

How many solar installations in Bayern are in operation, planned or decommissioned?

Status	Units	Capacity
in operation	1,444,157	35.10 GW
planned	8,909	2.57 GW
permanently decommissioned	19,374	104.8 MW
temporarily shut down	1,442	13.5 MW

Which are the largest solar installations in Bayern?

Unit	District	Capacity	Type	Status	Commissioned	Operator
PVA Schafhöfen Anlagenteil 2	Regensburg	200.0 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	planned	planned 2027	BEE Solarpark Schafhöfen GmbH ＆ Co. KG
PVG Söchtenau	Rosenheim	160.2 MW	Gebäudesolaranlage	planned	planned 2026	PV Gutachter Achatz GmbH
PV Amerdingen	Donau-Ries	76.0 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-10-30	Sternbach Solar GmbH ＆ Co. KG
PV Darstadt	Würzburg	70.6 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-07-01	Bürgersolarpark Darstadt GmbH ＆ Co. KG
PVA-Straßkirchen	Straubing-Bogen	54.4 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2009-11-25	Umspannwerk Straßkirchen GmbH＆ Co. KG
Solarkraftwerk Herleshof 1	Schweinfurt	53.0 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-06-24	Solarkraftwerk Herleshof GmbH ＆ Co. KG
Solarkraftwerk Herleshof 2	Schweinfurt	43.7 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-06-24	Solarkraftwerk Herleshof GmbH ＆ Co. KG
Solarpark Schornhof - P20-053 - 40 MW	Neuburg-Schrobenhausen	39.9 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2023-05-24	Anumar Solarpark BiG GmbH ＆ Co. KG
Anlage Teilbauabschnitt 2 - Teilbauabschnitt 6	Hof	38.3 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2023-04-28	Sonnenwerk Issigau Reitzenstein GmbH ＆ Co. KG
Fuchsstadt Abschnitt 2	Bad Kissingen	37.9 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2024-09-25	Energiepark Lauerbach GmbH ＆ Co. KG
SaA_Feld1_20,2MWp	Unterallgäu	34.1 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-07-07	Solarpark am Airport GmbH ＆ Co.KG
PV-Anlage Rappoltengrün	Kronach	32.8 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-02-21	Heimatstrom Teuschnitz GmbH ＆ Co. KG
Bürgersolarpark Priesendorf	Bamberg	30.5 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-02-20	Bürgersolarpark Priesendorf GmbH ＆ Co. KG
PV Großbardorf	Rhön-Grabfeld	30.3 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2024-03-14	Solarkraftwerk Großbardorf GmbH ＆ Co. KG
Solarpark Vierst	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	29.3 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-02-21	Münch Naturepower GmbH ＆ Co. KG
PV Oberbürg 2	Neumarkt i.d. OPf.	28.9 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-06-24	Fronteris Solarpark Oberbürg GmbH ＆ Co. KG
Bundorf Feld 4	Haßberge	28.2 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2023-11-21	PV Park Bundorf GmbH ＆ Co. KG
Solarpark Pöttmes VIII - P23-063 - Teil 29.643,69 kWp - SOL23-2/041	Aichach-Friedberg	26.6 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-02-24	Anumar Solarpark Pöttmes-Schnellmannskreuth GmbH ＆ Co. KG
PV-Anlage Eggenreuth 25,5 MW	Kulmbach	25.5 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-02-21	Neue Energie Kulmbach II GmbH & Co.
Burgstall West	Deggendorf	25.1 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2021-12-23	MJ1 Solarbetriebsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG
PV-Projekt Auhofen	Ebersberg	25.0 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2026-07-15	Solarpark Auhofen GmbH ＆ Co. KG
Solarpark Schrobenhausen-Sandizell I - P20-105 - 24.547,32 kWp (Teil 1 aus SOL23-3/268)	Neuburg-Schrobenhausen	24.5 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-12-18	Anumar Solarpark Donaumoos GmbH ＆ Co. KG
Reichenberg 1.2	Würzburg	23.4 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2025-08-09	ENERPARC Solar Invest 230 TU 32 GmbH ＆ Co. KG
Bundorf Feld 6	Haßberge	23.0 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2023-12-20	PV Park Bundorf GmbH ＆ Co. KG
Thüngen II	Main-Spessart	22.5 MW	Freiflächensolaranlage	in operation	2023-04-05	Solaranlage Thüngen II GmbH ＆ Co. KG

Which organisations operate the most solar PV capacity in Bayern?

Operator	Units	Capacity
BEE Solarpark Schafhöfen GmbH ＆ Co. KG	2	217.6 MW
GSW Netz GmbH	17	198.9 MW
N-ERGIE Sonne und Wind GmbH & Co. KG	37	162.7 MW
PV Gutachter Achatz GmbH	1	160.2 MW
Bayernwerk Natur GmbH	22	115.6 MW
Anumar Solarpark Schornhof GmbH ＆ Co. KG	6	100.9 MW
Solarkraftwerk Herleshof GmbH ＆ Co. KG	2	96.7 MW
PV Park Bundorf GmbH ＆ Co. KG	4	86.4 MW
Solarpark Elan GmbH ＆ Co. KG	8	82.2 MW
Sonnenwerk Issigau Reitzenstein GmbH ＆ Co. KG	3	79.5 MW

Which installation type accounts for the most solar PV capacity in Bayern?

Installation type	Units	Capacity
Freiflächensolaranlage	5,667	17.18 GW
Gebäudesolaranlage	14,465	4.21 GW
Sonstige Solaranlage	21	11.8 MW

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Source: Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister (MaStR), full data export of 2026-11-05, Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0. Counts and capacity by district, size class, commissioning year and status cover every registered unit, including small rooftop and balcony systems. Unit lists, operators and grid operators cover units over 100 kW gross capacity; units operated by private individuals are shown without name, operator or coordinates. Capacity is gross capacity (Bruttoleistung) as registered; planned units are those registered as 'In Planung'. District (Landkreis) is the register's own assignment. Source record.

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