Electricity prices in Switzerland

This is the median price for 2026 that the Federal Electricity Commission, ElCom, worked out across the standard basic-supply tariffs of all Swiss municipalities for its typical household: a five-room flat with an electric cooker and tumble dryer that uses 4,500 kWh a year (profile H4). It covers energy, grid use, metering, the federal grid surcharge and local levies, but leaves out VAT at 8.1%. Around 590 local grid operators set their own tariffs once a year, so prices vary a lot from place to place: pick your canton below, or enter the price from your own bill.

Checked against ElCom on November 13, 2026.

Switzerland generates most of its electricity from hydropower in the Alps and from nuclear plants, with solar panels spreading quickly on rooftops. Households buy their electricity from the local grid operator in their municipality, one of several hundred utilities that are often owned by municipalities or cantons, under a regulated basic-supply tariff that changes once a year at the start of January.

The federal regulator, ElCom, checks these tariffs and publishes them every autumn, and prices can differ widely between neighbouring municipalities. Bills are issued in Swiss francs and separate the energy price, grid charges, metering, a federal surcharge that funds renewable energy and local levies. Winter is the tighter season, because hydropower output falls while heating demand rises, so the country imports power in winter and keeps a reserve for emergencies.