Electricity (H4) 25.59 cents/kWh, 5.6% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
BKW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.49 cents/kWh▼ 5.0% | 29.52 cents/kWh▼ 6.3% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.6% | 25.59 cents/kWh▼ 7.6% | 23.63 cents/kWh▼ 8.4% | 19.92 cents/kWh≈ unchanged | 21.82 cents/kWh▼ 8.7% | 23.63 cents/kWh▼ 8.4% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.91 cents/kWh
- Energy7.97 cents/kWh
- Levies1.50 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge96 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 519.20 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
- Adults, on average635.46 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
- Young adultsfrom 379.60 CHF/month▲ 6.2%
- Young adults, on average473.85 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Childrenfrom 114.30 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
- Children, on average149.67 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents232
- Foreign share3.0%
- Ages 0–1952 · 22.4%
- Ages 20–64118 · 50.9%
- Ages 65 and over62 · 26.7%
- Residents per km²66.1
Geography
- Altitude881–1,034 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature7.5 °C
- Annual precipitation1,266 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours44.9%
- Frost days114.1
- Days of 30 °C or more3.4
- Reference stationLangnau i.E., 14.4 km
Context
Wachseldorn sits in the figures as follows.
In Verwaltungskreis Thun, Wachseldorn ranks 5 of 30, profile H4, 25.59 cents/kWh.
Wachseldorn includes no lake area.
Wachseldorn lies 14.4 km from the reference station Langnau i.E..
The cantonal median is 25.59 cents/kWh. Wachseldorn pays 25.59 cents/kWh on profile H4 and ranks 41 of 333.
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 Wachseldorn in 2027?
In Verwaltungskreis Thun, Wachseldorn ranks 5 of 30, profile H4, 25.59 cents/kWh. The cantonal median is 25.59 cents/kWh. Wachseldorn pays 25.59 cents/kWh on profile H4 and ranks 41 of 333.
What do population, geography and climate say about Wachseldorn?
Wachseldorn includes no lake area. Wachseldorn lies 14.4 km from the reference station Langnau i.E..
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Oberlangenegg1.8 km
- Living in Buchholterberg2.7 km
- Living in Unterlangenegg3.6 km
- Living in Röthenbach im Emmental3.8 km
- Living in Horrenbach-Buchen4.8 km
- Living in Linden4.9 km
- Living in Eriz5.1 km
- Living in Homberg6.2 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