Electricity (H4) 29.86 cents/kWh, 10.1% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
AEW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.41 cents/kWh▲ 6.4% | 32.31 cents/kWh▲ 6.8% | 29.86 cents/kWh▲ 7.0% | 29.86 cents/kWh▲ 7.0% | 28.63 cents/kWh▲ 7.2% | 26.28 cents/kWh▲ 6.8% | 26.79 cents/kWh▲ 6.7% | 28.63 cents/kWh▲ 7.2% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage14.95 cents/kWh
- Energy10.37 cents/kWh
- Levies0.94 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge72 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 474.70 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
- Adults, on average596.25 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
- Young adultsfrom 346.50 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
- Young adults, on average442.59 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
- Childrenfrom 102.10 CHF/month▲ 3.5%
- Children, on average143.56 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
Premium region in Aargau: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents1,442
- Foreign share12.0%
- Ages 0–19253 · 17.5%
- Ages 20–64874 · 60.6%
- Ages 65 and over315 · 21.8%
- Residents per km²203.4
Geography
- Altitude446–653 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.3 °C
- Annual precipitation1,125 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours39.9%
- Frost days78.2
- Days of 30 °C or more14
- Reference stationBuchs / Aarau, 10.5 km
Context
The comparisons for Uerkheim follow this order.
Uerkheim includes no lake area, and no lake is named.
In Bezirk Zofingen, Uerkheim ranks 14 of 17, profile H4, 29.86 cents/kWh.
The foreign share in Uerkheim is 12.0%.
Compared with the previous year, the price in Uerkheim is higher, from 27.89 cents/kWh to 29.86 cents/kWh (7.0%). The grid operator is AEW Energie AG, profile H4.
The premium in Uerkheim is higher: now 596.25 CHF/month, previously 569.15 CHF/month, a difference of 4.8%.
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 Aargau · Electricity ranking
Questions
What does electricity cost in Uerkheim in 2027?
In Bezirk Zofingen, Uerkheim ranks 14 of 17, profile H4, 29.86 cents/kWh. Compared with the previous year, the price in Uerkheim is higher, from 27.89 cents/kWh to 29.86 cents/kWh (7.0%). The grid operator is AEW Energie AG, profile H4.
What does health insurance cost in Uerkheim?
The premium in Uerkheim is higher: now 596.25 CHF/month, previously 569.15 CHF/month, a difference of 4.8%.
What do population, geography and climate say about Uerkheim?
Uerkheim includes no lake area, and no lake is named. The foreign share in Uerkheim is 12.0%.
Border neighbours
- Uerkheim or Bottenwil3,147 m · 17.7%
- Uerkheim or Holziken924 m · 17.7%
- Uerkheim or Staffelbach1,396 m · 17.7%
- Uerkheim or Schöftland1,195 m · 16.4%
- Uerkheim or Kölliken1,908 m · 12.8%
- Uerkheim or Zofingen2,164 m · 5.3%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Holziken1.9 km
- Living in Schöftland2.0 km
- Living in Hirschthal2.8 km
- Living in Bottenwil2.8 km
- Living in Staffelbach3.1 km
- Living in Kölliken3.2 km
- Living in Safenwil3.5 km
- Living in Muhen4.3 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