Electricity (H4) 25.99 cents/kWh, 4.2% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.28 cents/kWh▼ 1.6% | 27.44 cents/kWh▼ 1.8% | 25.18 cents/kWh▼ 2.5% | 25.99 cents/kWh▼ 2.0% | 24.55 cents/kWh▼ 2.6% | 23.83 cents/kWh▼ 3.1% | 24.71 cents/kWh▼ 2.5% | 25.36 cents/kWh▼ 2.1% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.04 cents/kWh
- Energy9.67 cents/kWh
- Levies1.40 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing chargeno standing charge
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 410 CHF/month▲ 7.1%
- Adults, on average523.59 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
- Young adultsfrom 299.30 CHF/month▲ 7.1%
- Young adults, on average391.68 CHF/month▲ 3.7%
- Childrenfrom 90.20 CHF/month▲ 7.1%
- Children, on average128.16 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Premium region in Obwalden: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents6,557
- Foreign share12.5%
- Ages 0–191,416 · 21.6%
- Ages 20–643,850 · 58.7%
- Ages 65 and over1,291 · 19.7%
- Residents per km²70.8
Geography
- Altitude480–2,700 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.1 °C
- Annual precipitation1,211 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours42.9%
- Frost days129.4
- Days of 30 °C or more1
- Reference stationEngelberg, 8.0 km
Context
For Kerns, the comparisons look like this.
The foreign share in Kerns is 12.5%.
From 504.24 CHF/month to 523.59 CHF/month, the premium in Kerns changed (3.8%).
Compared with the previous year, the price in Kerns is lower, from 26.53 cents/kWh to 25.99 cents/kWh (2.0%). The grid operator is Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden, profile H4.
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 Obwalden · Electricity ranking
Questions
What does electricity cost in Kerns in 2027?
Compared with the previous year, the price in Kerns is lower, from 26.53 cents/kWh to 25.99 cents/kWh (2.0%). The grid operator is Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden, profile H4.
What does health insurance cost in Kerns?
From 504.24 CHF/month to 523.59 CHF/month, the premium in Kerns changed (3.8%).
What do population, geography and climate say about Kerns?
The foreign share in Kerns is 12.5%.
Border neighbours
- Kerns or Dallenwil5,014 m · 18.4%
- Kerns or Ennetmoos4,418 m · 18.4%
- Kerns or Wolfenschiessen15,160 m · 18.4%
- Kerns or Hasliberg7,713 m · 7.9%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Sarnen2.4 km
- Living in Alpnach4.4 km
- Living in Sachseln4.5 km
- Living in Ennetmoos5.8 km
- Living in Dallenwil9.1 km
- Living in Wolfenschiessen9.2 km
- Living in Stans9.3 km
- Living in Giswil9.6 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