Electricity (H4) 25.59 cents/kWh, 5.6% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
BKW Energie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.49 cents/kWh▼ 5.0% | 29.52 cents/kWh▼ 6.3% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.6% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.6% | 23.23 cents/kWh▼ 8.5% | 19.08 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 21.17 cents/kWh▼ 8.9% | 23.63 cents/kWh▼ 8.4% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.91 cents/kWh
- Energy7.97 cents/kWh
- Levies1.50 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge96 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 519.20 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
- Adults, on average635.46 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
- Young adultsfrom 379.60 CHF/month▲ 6.2%
- Young adults, on average473.85 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Childrenfrom 114.30 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
- Children, on average149.67 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents1,284
- Foreign share12.7%
- Ages 0–19274 · 21.3%
- Ages 20–64688 · 53.6%
- Ages 65 and over322 · 25.1%
- Residents per km²59.5
Geography
- Altitude518–1,340 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature8.0 °C
- Annual precipitation1,453 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours41.1%
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Context
The comparisons for Orvin follow this order.
Rank 41 of 333 for Orvin: 25.59 cents/kWh on profile H4, against a median of 25.59 cents/kWh.
1,340 m is the highest point of Orvin, 518 m the lowest.
12.7% of the resident population of Orvin does not hold a Swiss passport.
Orvin ranks 565 of 2,108 on profile H4, in the 26.8 percentile, at 25.59 cents/kWh.
From 609.96 CHF/month to 635.46 CHF/month, the premium in Orvin changed (4.2%).
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
Questions
What does electricity cost in Orvin in 2027?
Rank 41 of 333 for Orvin: 25.59 cents/kWh on profile H4, against a median of 25.59 cents/kWh. Orvin ranks 565 of 2,108 on profile H4, in the 26.8 percentile, at 25.59 cents/kWh.
What does health insurance cost in Orvin?
From 609.96 CHF/month to 635.46 CHF/month, the premium in Orvin changed (4.2%).
What do population, geography and climate say about Orvin?
1,340 m is the highest point of Orvin, 518 m the lowest. 12.7% of the resident population of Orvin does not hold a Swiss passport.
Border neighbours
- Orvin or Biel/Bienne2,860 m · 21.0%
- Orvin or Nods1,544 m · 6.2%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Evilard2.4 km
- Living in Biel/Bienne3.3 km
- Living in Nidau4.4 km
- Living in Péry-La Heutte4.6 km
- Living in Sonceboz-Sombeval4.8 km
- Living in Ipsach5.1 km
- Living in Port5.8 km
- Living in Sauge6.3 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