Electricity (H4) 21.96 cents/kWh, 19.0% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Kantonales Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden (EWN)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.74 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 24.95 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 21.91 cents/kWh▲ 1.2% | 21.96 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 20.01 cents/kWh▼ 1.2% | 18.88 cents/kWh▲ 3.7% | 17.40 cents/kWh▼ 10.6% | 20.47 cents/kWh▼ 0.5% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage10.98 cents/kWh
- Energy6.08 cents/kWh
- Levies1.00 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge96 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 399.20 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
- Adults, on average517.57 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
- Young adultsfrom 291.40 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
- Young adults, on average386.92 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
- Childrenfrom 87.80 CHF/month▲ 3.5%
- Children, on average125.68 CHF/month▲ 4.4%
Premium region in Nidwalden: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents4,916
- Foreign share21.8%
- Ages 0–19758 · 15.4%
- Ages 20–642,755 · 56.0%
- Ages 65 and over1,403 · 28.5%
- Residents per km²542.0
The area used for density includes lakes.
Geography
- Altitude432–1,004 m
- Lakeyes
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.8 °C
- Annual precipitation1,169 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours41.3%
- Frost days78.1
- Days of 30 °C or more9.1
- Reference stationLuzern, 6.9 km
Context
For Stansstad, the comparisons look like this.
Stansstad pays 517.57 CHF/month. Neighbours are at 539.30 CHF/month (4.0%), premium region.
Stansstad belongs to premium region 0 of 0.
Place 1 of 9 among neighbours: Stansstad 21.96 cents/kWh, average 23.89 cents/kWh, 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 Nidwalden · Electricity ranking
Questions
What does electricity cost in Stansstad in 2027?
Place 1 of 9 among neighbours: Stansstad 21.96 cents/kWh, average 23.89 cents/kWh, profile H4.
What does health insurance cost in Stansstad?
Stansstad pays 517.57 CHF/month. Neighbours are at 539.30 CHF/month (4.0%), premium region. Stansstad belongs to premium region 0 of 0.
Border neighbours
- Stansstad or Weggis1,189 m · 23.3%
- Stansstad or Alpnach1,488 m · 18.4%
- Stansstad or Lucerne2,299 m · 16.4%
- Stansstad or Horw4,306 m · 12.3%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Hergiswil (NW)2.4 km
- Living in Stans3.0 km
- Living in Ennetmoos4.1 km
- Living in Oberdorf (NW)4.2 km
- Living in Horw5.1 km
- Living in Ennetbürgen5.9 km
- Living in Buochs6.2 km
- Living in Alpnach6.4 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