Electricity (H4) 27.08 cents/kWh, about the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
EWS 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 |
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| 31.29 cents/kWh▼ 2.6% | 28.91 cents/kWh▼ 2.8% | 25.76 cents/kWh▼ 2.9% | 27.08 cents/kWh▼ 3.0% | 25.11 cents/kWh▼ 2.7% | 22.50 cents/kWh▼ 3.0% | 24.54 cents/kWh▼ 2.1% | 26.23 cents/kWh▼ 3.0% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage9.63 cents/kWh
- Energy12.54 cents/kWh
- Levies1.00 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge24 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 439.70 CHF/month▲ 6.1%
- Adults, on average538.63 CHF/month▲ 4.9%
- Young adultsfrom 321 CHF/month▲ 6.1%
- Young adults, on average405.43 CHF/month▲ 5.0%
- Childrenfrom 96.70 CHF/month▲ 6.0%
- Children, on average129.29 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
Premium region 3: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents1,492
- Foreign share29.0%
- Ages 0–19215 · 14.4%
- Ages 20–64890 · 59.7%
- Ages 65 and over387 · 25.9%
- Residents per km²167.3
Density divides by the whole municipal area, lakes included.
Geography
- Altitude433–1,685 m
- Lakeyes
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.9 °C
- Annual precipitation1,539 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours42.7%
- Frost days78.1
- Days of 30 °C or more9.1
- Reference stationLuzern, 14.5 km
Context
The comparisons for Vitznau follow this order.
Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: Vitznau is the dearest, rank 14 of 16, 27.08 cents/kWh, profile H4.
Vitznau includes lake area, and no lake is named.
Vitznau runs from 433 m to 1,685 m.
The cantonal median is 24.70 cents/kWh. Vitznau pays 27.08 cents/kWh on profile H4 and ranks 74 of 79.
The reference station Luzern stands 14.5 km from Vitznau.
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 Vitznau in 2027?
Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: Vitznau is the dearest, rank 14 of 16, 27.08 cents/kWh, profile H4. The cantonal median is 24.70 cents/kWh. Vitznau pays 27.08 cents/kWh on profile H4 and ranks 74 of 79.
What do population, geography and climate say about Vitznau?
Vitznau includes lake area, and no lake is named. Vitznau runs from 433 m to 1,685 m. The reference station Luzern stands 14.5 km from Vitznau.
Border neighbours
- Vitznau or Ennetbürgen2,258 m · 23.3%
- Vitznau or Arth4,038 m · 12.9%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Gersau3.8 km
- Living in Weggis4.4 km
- Living in Beckenried5.0 km
- Living in Ennetbürgen6.0 km
- Living in Arth6.3 km
- Living in Buochs6.4 km
- Living in Greppen6.4 km
- Living in Emmetten6.6 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