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Herisau or Gossau (SG) 2027

Herisau (FSO 3001) and Gossau (SG) (FSO 3443) share 6,195 m of border. In 2027, H4 costs 29.11 cents/kWh in Herisau and 25.25–29.86 cents/kWh in Gossau (SG), 15.3% above the cheaper one. Last updated .

Living in Herisau · Living in Gossau (SG) · Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Canton of St. Gallen

Between Herisau and Gossau (SG) the shared border measures 6,195 m. Gossau (SG) is set beside Herisau because the electricity prices differ clearly. Those 6,195 m show that Gossau (SG) and Herisau actually touch.

Electricity 2027

Herisau29.11 cents/kWh
Gossau (SG)from 25.25 cents/kWh
Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Herisau

Rank =4 of 20 in AR · cheapest provider

Hinterland district. BFS 3001. St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG

  • 2-room flat, 1,600 kWh37.55 cents/kWh▲ 2.0%
  • 4-room flat, 2,500 kWh32.84 cents/kWh▲ 1.7%
  • 4-room flat with electric water heater, 4,500 kWh28.99 cents/kWh▲ 2.1%
  • 5-room flat, 4,500 kWh29.11 cents/kWh▲ 1.3%
  • 5-room detached house, 7,500 kWh27.14 cents/kWh▲ 1.9%
  • 5-room detached house with electric heating, 25,000 kWh25.07 cents/kWh▲ 2.6%
  • 5-room detached house with heat pump, 13,000 kWh25.79 cents/kWh▲ 1.5%
  • large owner-occupied flat, 7,500 kWh27.24 cents/kWh▲ 1.1%
Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Gossau (SG)

Rank 4 of 75 in SG · cheapest provider

constituency of St. Gallen. BFS 3443.

5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/year

25.25–29.86 cents/kWh

depending on the area and the provider

2 providers
  • Stadtwerke Gossau25.25 cents/kWh▼ 9.4%
  • Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung29.86 cents/kWh▼ 3.2%
  • Difference of up to 4.60 cents/kWh (+18%)

2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/year29.81–40.20 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Stadtwerke Gossau29.81 cents/kWh▼ 6.7%
  • Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung40.20 cents/kWh▼ 2.0%
  • Difference of up to 10.39 cents/kWh (+35%)

4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/year27.21–34.42 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Stadtwerke Gossau27.21 cents/kWh▼ 8.1%
  • Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung34.42 cents/kWh▼ 2.6%
  • Difference of up to 7.21 cents/kWh (+26%)

4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/year24.54–29.86 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Stadtwerke Gossau24.54 cents/kWh▼ 9.6%
  • Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung29.86 cents/kWh▼ 3.2%
  • Difference of up to 5.31 cents/kWh (+22%)

5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/year23.64–27.57 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Stadtwerke Gossau23.64 cents/kWh▼ 10.3%
  • Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung27.57 cents/kWh▼ 3.6%
  • Difference of up to 3.94 cents/kWh (+17%)

5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/year21.93–25.18 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Stadtwerke Gossau21.93 cents/kWh▼ 11.4%
  • Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung25.18 cents/kWh▼ 4.0%
  • Difference of up to 3.25 cents/kWh (+15%)

5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/year23.22–26.13 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Stadtwerke Gossau23.22 cents/kWh▼ 10.7%
  • Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung26.13 cents/kWh▼ 3.9%
  • Difference of up to 2.90 cents/kWh (+13%)

large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/year24.24–27.57 cents/kWh

2 providers
  • Stadtwerke Gossau24.24 cents/kWh▼ 10.1%
  • Elektra Niederbüren Stromversorgung27.57 cents/kWh▼ 3.6%
  • Difference of up to 3.33 cents/kWh (+14%)
Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Border neighbours

6,195 m

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

Questions

Herisau or Gossau (SG): electricity price?

Herisau (FSO 3001) and Gossau (SG) (FSO 3443) share 6,195 m of border. In 2027, H4 costs 29.11 cents/kWh in Herisau and 25.25–29.86 cents/kWh in Gossau (SG), 15.3% above the cheaper one.

Are these real neighbours?

Yes. They share 6,195 m of border. This page exists because the H4 prices differ by at least 5%. The reverse URL redirects here.