Electricity (H4) 21.32 cents/kWh, 21.4% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Wasser- und Elektrizitätswerk Steinhausen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.25 cents/kWh▼ 4.5% | 22.17 cents/kWh▼ 4.2% | 21.32 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 21.32 cents/kWh▼ 4.1% | 20.89 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 20.44 cents/kWh▲ 4.7% | 20.99 cents/kWh▲ 0.7% | 20.89 cents/kWh▼ 4.2% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage9.45 cents/kWh
- Energy8.50 cents/kWh
- Levies0.00 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing chargeno standing charge
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 350.60 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
- Adults, on average447.70 CHF/month▲ 2.8%
- Young adultsfrom 256 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
- Young adults, on average335.46 CHF/month▲ 2.5%
- Childrenfrom 77.20 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
- Children, on average109.23 CHF/month▲ 2.7%
Premium region in Zug: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents10,449
- Foreign share27.1%
- Ages 0–192,131 · 20.4%
- Ages 20–646,209 · 59.4%
- Ages 65 and over2,109 · 20.2%
- Residents per km²2,073.2
Geography
- Altitude410–529 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature10.2 °C
- Annual precipitation1,217 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours41.3%
- Frost days68.3
- Days of 30 °C or more8.1
- Reference stationWädenswil, 14.8 km
Context
For Steinhausen, the comparisons look like this.
Steinhausen runs from 410 m to 529 m.
The cantonal median is 21.15 cents/kWh. Steinhausen pays 21.32 cents/kWh on profile H4 and ranks 8 of 11.
Steinhausen lies 14.8 km from the reference station Wädenswil.
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 Steinhausen in 2027?
The cantonal median is 21.15 cents/kWh. Steinhausen pays 21.32 cents/kWh on profile H4 and ranks 8 of 11.
What do population, geography and climate say about Steinhausen?
Steinhausen runs from 410 m to 529 m. Steinhausen lies 14.8 km from the reference station Wädenswil.
Border neighbours
- Steinhausen or Kappel am Albis752 m · 12.0%
- Steinhausen or Knonau807 m · 12.0%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Cham2.6 km
- Living in Baar3.3 km
- Living in Knonau3.5 km
- Living in Zug4.1 km
- Living in Kappel am Albis4.6 km
- Living in Rifferswil5.0 km
- Living in Hünenberg5.2 km
- Living in Mettmenstetten5.4 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