Electricity (H4) 31.20 cents/kWh, 15.1% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Primeo Netz AG
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.35 cents/kWh▼ 2.2% | 33.42 cents/kWh▼ 2.3% | 29.80 cents/kWh▼ 2.4% | 31.20 cents/kWh▼ 2.4% | 28.86 cents/kWh▼ 2.4% | 26.34 cents/kWh▼ 2.4% | 27.29 cents/kWh▲ 0.6% | 30.10 cents/kWh▼ 2.5% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage13.78 cents/kWh
- Energy13.45 cents/kWh
- Levies0.61 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge72 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 503.80 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
- Adults, on average632.73 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
- Young adultsfrom 367.80 CHF/month▲ 6.5%
- Young adults, on average470.17 CHF/month▲ 4.9%
- Childrenfrom 110.80 CHF/month▲ 3.5%
- Children, on average150.74 CHF/month▲ 4.7%
Premium region in Solothurn: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents919
- Foreign share16.4%
- Ages 0–19192 · 20.9%
- Ages 20–64511 · 55.6%
- Ages 65 and over216 · 23.5%
- Residents per km²153.4
Geography
- Altitude555–760 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.1 °C
- Annual precipitation1,050 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours41.2%
- Frost days73.2
- Days of 30 °C or more4.9
- Reference stationRünenberg, 17.7 km
Context
Gempen sits in the figures as follows.
Gempen: the grid operator Primeo Netz AG is now 31.20 cents/kWh, previously 31.98 cents/kWh (lower, 2.4%). Profile H4.
From 603.85 CHF/month to 632.73 CHF/month, the premium in Gempen changed (4.8%).
The 90.8 percentile for Gempen is rank 1,915 of 2,108, profile H4, 31.20 cents/kWh.
Gempen: 16.4% of residents are foreign nationals.
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 Gempen in 2027?
Gempen: the grid operator Primeo Netz AG is now 31.20 cents/kWh, previously 31.98 cents/kWh (lower, 2.4%). Profile H4. The 90.8 percentile for Gempen is rank 1,915 of 2,108, profile H4, 31.20 cents/kWh.
What does health insurance cost in Gempen?
From 603.85 CHF/month to 632.73 CHF/month, the premium in Gempen changed (4.8%).
What do population, geography and climate say about Gempen?
Gempen: 16.4% of residents are foreign nationals.
Border neighbours
- Gempen or Frenkendorf1,238 m · 11.7%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Hochwald2.5 km
- Living in Nuglar-St. Pantaleon2.6 km
- Living in Büren (SO)3.0 km
- Living in Dornach3.3 km
- Living in Arlesheim3.6 km
- Living in Lupsingen4.2 km
- Living in Seewen4.6 km
- Living in Seltisberg4.7 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