Electricity (H4) 26.91 cents/kWh, 0.8% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.61 cents/kWh▼ 6.5% | 29.42 cents/kWh▼ 6.1% | 25.86 cents/kWh▼ 6.3% | 26.91 cents/kWh▼ 5.6% | 24.38 cents/kWh▼ 7.2% | 24.44 cents/kWh▼ 1.8% | 24.51 cents/kWh▼ 7.9% | 24.58 cents/kWh▼ 9.5% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage10.49 cents/kWh
- Energy12.09 cents/kWh
- Levies0.64 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge78 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
- Residents39
- Foreign share12.8%
- Ages 0–194 · 10.3%
- Ages 20–6422 · 56.4%
- Ages 65 and over13 · 33.3%
- Residents per km²6.7
Geography
- Altitude762–2,990 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityyes
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature5.8 °C
- Annual precipitation840 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours50.8%
- Frost days188.9
- Days of 30 °C or more0.7
- Reference stationUlrichen, 24.7 km
Context
The comparisons for Bister follow this order.
The canton has 2 regions. Bister is in premium region 2.
Bister pays 26.91 cents/kWh on profile H4. Neighbours average 26.91 cents/kWh (0.0%), place 1 of 3.
At the reference station for Bister there are 188.9 frost day and 0.7 hot days.
With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Bister is 544.94 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 572.01 CHF/month.
At 4,500 kWh, profile H4 costs 1,211 CHF/year in Bister. The municipal median is 1,178 CHF/year.
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 Bister in 2027?
Bister pays 26.91 cents/kWh on profile H4. Neighbours average 26.91 cents/kWh (0.0%), place 1 of 3. At 4,500 kWh, profile H4 costs 1,211 CHF/year in Bister. The municipal median is 1,178 CHF/year.
What does health insurance cost in Bister?
The canton has 2 regions. Bister is in premium region 2. With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Bister is 544.94 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 572.01 CHF/month.
What do population, geography and climate say about Bister?
At the reference station for Bister there are 188.9 frost day and 0.7 hot days.
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Mörel-Filet1.5 km
- Living in Bettmeralp1.8 km
- Living in Riederalp2.5 km
- Living in Grengiols2.6 km
- Living in Termen4.7 km
- Living in Bitsch4.9 km
- Living in Lax5.3 km
- Living in Ried-Brig6.2 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