Electricity (H4) 22.63 cents/kWh, 16.6% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Binn
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.84 cents/kWh▲ 2.7% | 25.37 cents/kWh▲ 1.9% | 22.63 cents/kWh▲ 1.1% | 22.63 cents/kWh▲ 1.1% | 21.26 cents/kWh▲ 0.7% | 19.82 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 20.39 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 21.26 cents/kWh▲ 0.7% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.52 cents/kWh
- Energy7.90 cents/kWh
- Levies0.15 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge120 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 429 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
- Adults, on average544.94 CHF/month▲ 3.4%
- Young adultsfrom 313.20 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
- Young adults, on average410.47 CHF/month▲ 3.5%
- Childrenfrom 93.30 CHF/month▲ 7.0%
- Children, on average129.98 CHF/month▲ 3.2%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents126
- Foreign share10.3%
- Ages 0–1920 · 15.9%
- Ages 20–6462 · 49.2%
- Ages 65 and over44 · 34.9%
- Residents per km²1.9
Geography
- Altitude1,213–3,246 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityyes
The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature3.8 °C
- Annual precipitation1,114 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours49.4%
- Frost days188.9
- Days of 30 °C or more0.7
- Reference stationUlrichen, 17.6 km
Context
Binn sits in the figures as follows.
Bezirk Goms: Binn is the cheapest, rank 1 of 8, 22.63 cents/kWh, profile H4.
Binn includes no lake area.
3,246 m is the highest point of Binn, 1,213 m the lowest.
Rank 8 of 122 for Binn: 22.63 cents/kWh on profile H4, against a median of 26.17 cents/kWh.
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
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Questions
What does electricity cost in Binn in 2027?
Bezirk Goms: Binn is the cheapest, rank 1 of 8, 22.63 cents/kWh, profile H4. Rank 8 of 122 for Binn: 22.63 cents/kWh on profile H4, against a median of 26.17 cents/kWh.
What do population, geography and climate say about Binn?
Binn includes no lake area. 3,246 m is the highest point of Binn, 1,213 m the lowest.
Border neighbours
- Binn or Grengiols9,484 m · 18.9%
- Binn or Goms1,641 m · 8.9%
- Binn or Ernen11,144 m · 7.4%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Ernen4.8 km
- Living in Lax5.6 km
- Living in Fiesch5.8 km
- Living in Bellwald6.8 km
- Living in Grengiols6.9 km
- Living in Fieschertal7.5 km
- Living in Bettmeralp8.8 km
- Living in Bister9.1 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