Electricity (H4) 28.05 cents/kWh, 3.4% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Elektra Walzenhausen
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.85 cents/kWh▼ 6.7% | 30.61 cents/kWh▼ 7.3% | 28.05 cents/kWh▼ 8.0% | 28.05 cents/kWh▼ 8.0% | 26.77 cents/kWh▼ 8.3% | 25.43 cents/kWh▼ 8.7% | 25.56 cents/kWh▼ 8.7% | 26.77 cents/kWh▼ 8.3% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage12.15 cents/kWh
- Energy12.00 cents/kWh
- Levies0.00 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge72 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 433.40 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Adults, on average574.62 CHF/month▲ 4.7%
- Young adultsfrom 316.30 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Young adults, on average425.45 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
- Childrenfrom 95.30 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Children, on average138.17 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Premium region in Appenzell Ausserrhoden: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents2,111
- Foreign share25.2%
- Ages 0–19361 · 17.1%
- Ages 20–641,297 · 61.4%
- Ages 65 and over453 · 21.5%
- Residents per km²301.6
Geography
- Altitude504–948 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.0 °C
- Annual precipitation1,344 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours41.2%
- Frost days87.5
- Days of 30 °C or more1.3
- Reference stationSt. Gallen, 15.8 km
Context
For Walzenhausen, the comparisons look like this.
Walzenhausen: 25.2% of residents are foreign nationals.
The 64.7 percentile for Walzenhausen is rank 1,365 of 2,108, profile H4, 28.05 cents/kWh.
Compared with the previous year, the price in Walzenhausen is lower, from 30.48 cents/kWh to 28.05 cents/kWh (8.0%). The grid operator is Elektra Walzenhausen, 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 Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Electricity ranking
Questions
What does electricity cost in Walzenhausen in 2027?
The 64.7 percentile for Walzenhausen is rank 1,365 of 2,108, profile H4, 28.05 cents/kWh. Compared with the previous year, the price in Walzenhausen is lower, from 30.48 cents/kWh to 28.05 cents/kWh (8.0%). The grid operator is Elektra Walzenhausen, profile H4.
What do population, geography and climate say about Walzenhausen?
Walzenhausen: 25.2% of residents are foreign nationals.
Border neighbours
- Walzenhausen or Au (SG)302 m · 7.8%
- Walzenhausen or Wolfhalden4,048 m · 5.6%
- Walzenhausen or St. Margrethen4,658 m · 5.4%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Rheineck2.1 km
- Living in St. Margrethen2.3 km
- Living in Lutzenberg2.8 km
- Living in Berneck2.8 km
- Living in Thal3.0 km
- Living in Au (SG)3.0 km
- Living in Reute (AR)3.9 km
- Living in Wolfhalden4.0 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