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Heiden or Reute (AR) 2027

Heiden (FSO 3032) and Reute (AR) (FSO 3035) share 1,051 m of border. In 2027, H4 costs 31.43 cents/kWh in Heiden and 28.18–34.76 cents/kWh in Reute (AR), 11.5% above the cheaper one. Last updated .

Living in Heiden · Living in Reute (AR) · Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Officially, Heiden and Reute (AR) meet along 1,051 m. The comparison places Reute (AR) next to Heiden and states the same length again: 1,051 m between Reute (AR) and Heiden.

Electricity 2027

Heiden31.43 cents/kWh
Reute (AR)from 28.18 cents/kWh
Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Heiden

Rank 20 of 20 in AR · cheapest provider

Vorderland district. BFS 3032. Elektrizitätswerk Heiden AG

  • 2-room flat, 1,600 kWh40.11 cents/kWh▼ 1.5%
  • 4-room flat, 2,500 kWh35.30 cents/kWh▼ 2.3%
  • 4-room flat with electric water heater, 4,500 kWh32.25 cents/kWh▲ 5.8%
  • 5-room flat, 4,500 kWh31.43 cents/kWh▼ 4.1%
  • 5-room detached house, 7,500 kWh30.20 cents/kWh▲ 4.0%
  • 5-room detached house with electric heating, 25,000 kWh30.01 cents/kWh▲ 12.8%
  • 5-room detached house with heat pump, 13,000 kWh29.91 cents/kWh▲ 0.7%
  • large owner-occupied flat, 7,500 kWh29.50 cents/kWh▼ 4.9%
Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Reute (AR)

Rank 3 of 20 in AR · cheapest provider

Vorderland district. BFS 3035.

5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/year

28.18–34.76 cents/kWh

depending on the area and the provider

2 providers
  • Elektra Oberegg28.18 cents/kWh
  • Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, Elektrizitätsversorgung34.76 cents/kWh▲ 14.9%
  • Difference of up to 6.58 cents/kWh (+23%)

2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/year36.66–42.30 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Elektra Oberegg36.66 cents/kWh
  • Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, Elektrizitätsversorgung42.30 cents/kWh▲ 16.6%
  • Difference of up to 5.64 cents/kWh (+15%)

4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/year31.92–38.39 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Elektra Oberegg31.92 cents/kWh
  • Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, Elektrizitätsversorgung38.39 cents/kWh▲ 16.6%
  • Difference of up to 6.47 cents/kWh (+20%)

4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/year28.11–34.76 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Elektra Oberegg28.11 cents/kWh
  • Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, Elektrizitätsversorgung34.76 cents/kWh▲ 14.9%
  • Difference of up to 6.65 cents/kWh (+24%)

5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/year26.23–33.58 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Elektra Oberegg26.23 cents/kWh
  • Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, Elektrizitätsversorgung33.58 cents/kWh▲ 16.1%
  • Difference of up to 7.35 cents/kWh (+28%)

5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/year24.95–32.03 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Elektra Oberegg24.95 cents/kWh
  • Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, Elektrizitätsversorgung32.03 cents/kWh▲ 16.4%
  • Difference of up to 7.08 cents/kWh (+28%)

5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/year25.50–32.58 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Elektra Oberegg25.50 cents/kWh
  • Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, Elektrizitätsversorgung32.58 cents/kWh▲ 16.1%
  • Difference of up to 7.09 cents/kWh (+28%)

large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/year26.32–33.43 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Elektra Oberegg26.32 cents/kWh
  • Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, Elektrizitätsversorgung33.43 cents/kWh▲ 15.6%
  • Difference of up to 7.11 cents/kWh (+27%)
Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Border neighbours

1,051 m

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Questions

Heiden or Reute (AR): electricity price?

Heiden (FSO 3032) and Reute (AR) (FSO 3035) share 1,051 m of border. In 2027, H4 costs 31.43 cents/kWh in Heiden and 28.18–34.76 cents/kWh in Reute (AR), 11.5% above the cheaper one.

Are these real neighbours?

Yes. The shared border comes to 1,051 m. The pair is shown once the H4 prices differ by at least 5%. The reverse path ends here.