Electricity (H4) 28.79 cents/kWh, 6.2% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Società Elettrica Sopracenerina SA (Ticino)
| 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 |
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| 37.57 cents/kWh▼ 3.4% | 33.57 cents/kWh▼ 4.0% | 27.76 cents/kWh▼ 4.0% | 28.79 cents/kWh▼ 3.9% | 26.28 cents/kWh▼ 4.3% | 23.61 cents/kWh▼ 4.7% | 25.50 cents/kWh▼ 4.4% | 27.21 cents/kWh▼ 4.2% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage12.76 cents/kWh
- Energy9.82 cents/kWh
- Levies2.22 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge102 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 569.20 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
- Adults, on average720.85 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
- Young adultsfrom 400.60 CHF/month▲ 1.8%
- Young adults, on average539.09 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
- Childrenfrom 125.30 CHF/month▲ 5.7%
- Children, on average174.52 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents1,289
- Foreign share21.0%
- Ages 0–19193 · 15.0%
- Ages 20–64695 · 53.9%
- Ages 65 and over401 · 31.1%
- Residents per km²14.0
Geography
- Altitude928–3,018 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityyes
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature7.1 °C
- Annual precipitation1,519 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours50.9%
- Frost days121.4
- Days of 30 °C or more2.3
- Reference stationPiotta, 1.2 km
Context
The comparisons for Quinto follow this order.
Quinto is a mountain municipality.
31.1% of the people in Quinto are older, 15.0% are young and 53.9% are of working age.
Quinto has 1,289 residents, 14.0 per square kilometre.
1,519 mm of precipitation and 50.9% relative sunshine go with 7.1 °C in Quinto, period 1991-2020.
Quinto comes to 1,295 CHF/year on profile H4, at 4,500 kWh. The median is 1,166 CHF/year (11.1%).
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 Quinto in 2027?
Quinto comes to 1,295 CHF/year on profile H4, at 4,500 kWh. The median is 1,166 CHF/year (11.1%).
What do population, geography and climate say about Quinto?
Quinto is a mountain municipality. 31.1% of the people in Quinto are older, 15.0% are young and 53.9% are of working age. Quinto has 1,289 residents, 14.0 per square kilometre. 1,519 mm of precipitation and 50.9% relative sunshine go with 7.1 °C in Quinto, period 1991-2020.
Border neighbours
- Quinto or Airolo13,217 m · 14.4%
- Quinto or Tujetsch4,285 m · 10.7%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Dalpe6.4 km
- Living in Faido7.7 km
- Living in Airolo8.1 km
- Living in Bedretto15.4 km
- Living in Lavizzara15.5 km
- Living in Hospental16.2 km
- Living in Andermatt16.3 km
- Living in Giornico17.5 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