Electricity (H4) 29.17 cents/kWh, 7.6% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Technische Betriebe Goldach
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.89 cents/kWh▼ 3.5% | 32.06 cents/kWh▼ 3.9% | 28.05 cents/kWh▼ 4.6% | 29.17 cents/kWh▼ 4.3% | 26.73 cents/kWh▼ 4.8% | 24.15 cents/kWh▼ 5.5% | 26.14 cents/kWh▼ 4.8% | 27.68 cents/kWh▼ 4.5% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.56 cents/kWh
- Energy13.21 cents/kWh
- Levies0.50 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge96 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 441.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Adults, on average564.54 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
- Young adultsfrom 322 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Young adults, on average421.74 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
- Childrenfrom 97.10 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
- Children, on average135.14 CHF/month▲ 4.3%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents9,872
- Foreign share28.0%
- Ages 0–191,927 · 19.5%
- Ages 20–645,731 · 58.1%
- Ages 65 and over2,214 · 22.4%
- Residents per km²2,096.0
The area used for density includes lakes.
Geography
- Altitude395–572 m
- Lakeyes
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.9 °C
- Annual precipitation1,184 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours40.2%
- Frost days76
- Days of 30 °C or more8
- Reference stationGüttingen, 20.0 km
Context
For Goldach, the comparisons look like this.
In Wahlkreis Rorschach, Goldach ranks 5 of 9, profile H4, 29.17 cents/kWh.
Goldach includes lake area inside the municipal territory.
The cantonal median is 29.71 cents/kWh. Goldach pays 29.17 cents/kWh on profile H4 and ranks 26 of 75.
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 Goldach in 2027?
In Wahlkreis Rorschach, Goldach ranks 5 of 9, profile H4, 29.17 cents/kWh. The cantonal median is 29.71 cents/kWh. Goldach pays 29.17 cents/kWh on profile H4 and ranks 26 of 75.
What do population, geography and climate say about Goldach?
Goldach includes lake area inside the municipal territory.
Border neighbours
- Goldach or Horn1,066 m · 26.6%
- Goldach or Mörschwil1,224 m · 13.8%
- Goldach or Tübach1,781 m · 13.8%
- Goldach or Rorschach1,377 m · 12.9%
- Goldach or Untereggen3,642 m · 12.8%
- Goldach or Rorschacherberg1,610 m · 8.9%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Tübach1.8 km
- Living in Rorschach2.1 km
- Living in Untereggen2.3 km
- Living in Horn2.4 km
- Living in Mörschwil3.2 km
- Living in Rorschacherberg3.3 km
- Living in Eggersriet3.5 km
- Living in Steinach3.9 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