Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel has the most expensive electricity?

Boudry, at 34.51 Rp./kWh for a typical household in the 2026 tariff year (ElCom profile H4, standard product, excl. VAT) — the highest of any municipality in canton Neuchâtel.

Can a household choose a cheaper supplier?

Not for the grid: households are tied to the local network operator and its grid fee. The energy component is only open to large consumers (above 100'000 kWh a year), so for a household the local tariff is the price — which is why the differences between municipalities matter.

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Ranking · Data 2026 · Source: BFS

The most expensive electricity in canton Neuchâtel

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Boudry has the most expensive household electricity in canton Neuchâtel: 34.51 Rp./kWh for a typical household (ElCom profile H4, 2026 tariff, excl. VAT). Next come Cortaillod (34.51 Rp./kWh) and Le Landeron (34.51 Rp./kWh). Source: ElCom.

Ranking

ElCom · 2026

Rank	Municipality	Tariff H4	Residents
1	Boudry	34.51 Rp./kWh	6'341
2	Cortaillod	34.51 Rp./kWh	4'769
3	Le Landeron	34.51 Rp./kWh	4'685
4	Milvignes	31.7 Rp./kWh	9'367
5	Laténa	31.2 Rp./kWh	11'752
6	Le Locle	29.69 Rp./kWh	10'912
7	Rochefort	28.88 Rp./kWh	1'383
8	La Grande Béroche	28.88 Rp./kWh	9'363
9	La Sagne	28.88 Rp./kWh	1'090
10	La Brévine	28.88 Rp./kWh	614
11	Le Cerneux-Péquignot	28.88 Rp./kWh	313
12	La Chaux-du-Milieu	28.88 Rp./kWh	494
13	Cressier	28.88 Rp./kWh	2'072
14	Lignières	28.88 Rp./kWh	1'101
15	Val-de-Ruz	28.88 Rp./kWh	17'543
16	La Côte-aux-Fées	28.88 Rp./kWh	467
17	Les Verrières	28.88 Rp./kWh	660
18	Val-de-Travers	28.88 Rp./kWh	10'710
19	Neuchâtel	28.86 Rp./kWh	45'466
20	La Chaux-de-Fonds	28.85 Rp./kWh	37'858
21	Les Planchettes	28.85 Rp./kWh	187
22	Les Ponts-de-Martel	28.81 Rp./kWh	1'234
23	Brot-Plamboz	28.68 Rp./kWh	300
24	Cornaux	28.18 Rp./kWh	1'684

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

How we measure this

ElCom

The total electricity price a typical household pays per kilowatt-hour — energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge — for the 2026 tariff year, as published by the Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom) for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer), standard product, excluding VAT. Where a municipality is served by several network operators, the value is the median of their tariffs; the municipality page shows the full range.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel has the most expensive electricity?: Boudry, at 34.51 Rp./kWh for a typical household in the 2026 tariff year (ElCom profile H4, standard product, excl. VAT) — the highest of any municipality in canton Neuchâtel.
Can a household choose a cheaper supplier?: Not for the grid: households are tied to the local network operator and its grid fee. The energy component is only open to large consumers (above 100'000 kWh a year), so for a household the local tariff is the price — which is why the differences between municipalities matter.