Our electricity products for private customers have different prices: ewz.natur is our standard electricity offering and sits in the middle of the price range, ewz.pronatur is more premium and ewz.econatur is the most affordable. During off-peak tariff times, private customers benefit from lower costs and can optimise their electricity costs.
ewz.pronatur
Grid usage tariff NNA
ewz.natur
Grid usage tariff NNA
ewz.econatur
Grid usage tariff NNA
- Valid from 1 January 2025
- For customers with less than 60,000 kWh of annual consumption (‘grid usage NNA’)
- Municipal levy for the city of Zurich: for customers in the Grisons, the municipal levy incl. VAT is 2.26 centimes/kWh (2.10 centimes/kWh excl. VAT)
- All prices in centimes/kWh
- Peak tariff: Monday to Saturday from 6 am to 10 pm, off-peak tariff: all other times
Energy
The energy price component covers the cost of producing and procuring energy. If available, the environmental value added cost is also included.
Grid usage
The grid usage price component covers the cost of constructing, operating and maintaining the ewz distribution grid, the transmission grid costs charged by Swissgrid AG as well as the system services and federal energy reserve.
Municipal levies: Services to the city of Zurich
ewz provides the following public services to the city and charges for this:
- Public services for the implementation of climate targets and energy policy objectives
- Construction, maintenance and operation of public lighting and public clocks
National levies: Grid surcharge
As part of the national levies, the grid surcharge pursuant to Art. 35 of the Energy Act is levied for the promotion of renewable energy, support of large-scale hydroelectric power and the environmental renovation of hydroelectric power.
How are electricity prices determined? What influences them and why do they differ from region to region? We explain this to you in the video.
