Electricity (H4) 25.59 cents/kWh, 5.6% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Feuerschaugemeinde Appenzell, Energie- und Wasserversorgung
| 2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.82 cents/kWh▼ 5.9% | 28.34 cents/kWh▼ 6.5% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.2% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.2% | 24.21 cents/kWh▼ 7.6% | 22.77 cents/kWh▼ 8.0% | 23.34 cents/kWh▼ 7.8% | 24.21 cents/kWh▼ 7.6% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage10.62 cents/kWh
- Energy11.10 cents/kWh
- Levies0.00 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge84 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 376.70 CHF/month▲ 6.6%
- Adults, on average479.03 CHF/month▲ 4.4%
- Young adultsfrom 282.90 CHF/month▲ 9.7%
- Young adults, on average359.76 CHF/month▲ 4.3%
- Childrenfrom 84.20 CHF/month▲ 8.4%
- Children, on average116.45 CHF/month▲ 4.9%
Premium region in Appenzell Innerrhoden: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents6,191
- Foreign share21.5%
- Ages 0–191,119 · 18.1%
- Ages 20–643,644 · 58.9%
- Ages 65 and over1,428 · 23.1%
- Residents per km²366.8
Geography
- Altitude740–1,341 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature7.9 °C
- Annual precipitation1,611 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours43.9%
- Frost days87.5
- Days of 30 °C or more1.3
- Reference stationSt. Gallen, 10.3 km
Context
The comparisons for Appenzell follow this order.
Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden: Appenzell is the cheapest, rank 1 of 5, 25.59 cents/kWh, profile H4.
Appenzell includes no lake area inside the municipal territory.
In the canton, Appenzell is the cheapest: 25.59 cents/kWh rather than 28.05 cents/kWh, rank 1 of 5, profile H4.
1,341 m is the highest point of Appenzell, 740 m the lowest.
Appenzell is rank 1 of 5 for profile H4: 25.59 cents/kWh, the median is 25.59 cents/kWh (0.0%).
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D
All municipalities in the canton Appenzell Innerrhoden · Electricity ranking
Questions
What does electricity cost in Appenzell in 2027?
Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden: Appenzell is the cheapest, rank 1 of 5, 25.59 cents/kWh, profile H4. In the canton, Appenzell is the cheapest: 25.59 cents/kWh rather than 28.05 cents/kWh, rank 1 of 5, profile H4. Appenzell is rank 1 of 5 for profile H4: 25.59 cents/kWh, the median is 25.59 cents/kWh (0.0%).
What do population, geography and climate say about Appenzell?
Appenzell includes no lake area inside the municipal territory. 1,341 m is the highest point of Appenzell, 740 m the lowest.
Border neighbours
- Appenzell or Gais4,126 m · 13.8%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Schwende-Rüte1.9 km
- Living in Gonten4.3 km
- Living in Bühler4.7 km
- Living in Gais4.8 km
- Living in Schlatt-Haslen5.3 km
- Living in Stein (AR)6.9 km
- Living in Teufen (AR)6.9 km
- Living in Hundwil7.9 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
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- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D