Electricity (H4) 30.01 cents/kWh, 10.7% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.45 cents/kWh▲ 2.0% | 33.74 cents/kWh▲ 1.6% | 29.89 cents/kWh▲ 2.1% | 30.01 cents/kWh▲ 1.3% | 28.04 cents/kWh▲ 1.8% | 25.97 cents/kWh▲ 2.5% | 26.69 cents/kWh▲ 1.4% | 28.14 cents/kWh▲ 1.1% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.28 cents/kWh
- Energy13.79 cents/kWh
- Levies0.90 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge132 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 422.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Adults, on average542.01 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
- Young adultsfrom 308.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Young adults, on average403.42 CHF/month▲ 3.3%
- Childrenfrom 92.90 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
- Children, on average129.62 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Premium region 3: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents2,157
- Foreign share23.9%
- Ages 0–19366 · 17.0%
- Ages 20–641,372 · 63.6%
- Ages 65 and over419 · 19.4%
- Residents per km²764.9
Geography
- Altitude589–1,146 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature7.7 °C
- Annual precipitation1,612 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours43.1%
- Frost days123.4
- Days of 30 °C or more5.1
- Reference stationEbnat-Kappel, 5.7 km
Context
For Lichtensteig, the comparisons look like this.
The reference station Ebnat-Kappel stands 5.7 km from Lichtensteig.
Lichtensteig is rank 41 of 75 for profile H4: 30.01 cents/kWh, the median is 29.71 cents/kWh (1.0%).
Between 589 m and 1,146 m lies the territory of Lichtensteig.
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 Lichtensteig in 2027?
Lichtensteig is rank 41 of 75 for profile H4: 30.01 cents/kWh, the median is 29.71 cents/kWh (1.0%).
What do population, geography and climate say about Lichtensteig?
The reference station Ebnat-Kappel stands 5.7 km from Lichtensteig. Between 589 m and 1,146 m lies the territory of Lichtensteig.
Border neighbours
- Lichtensteig or Bütschwil-Ganterschwil970 m · 19.9%
- Lichtensteig or Wattwil5,977 m · 8.0%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Wattwil2.3 km
- Living in Bütschwil-Ganterschwil4.2 km
- Living in Mosnang5.5 km
- Living in Neckertal5.6 km
- Living in Ebnat-Kappel7.4 km
- Living in Lütisburg7.8 km
- Living in Degersheim9.9 km
- Living in Kirchberg (SG)10.3 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