Module profile
Energy score
92/100
Clean-energy readiness, grid resilience, and solar or efficiency opportunity signals.
Energy in Zurich92/100
Energy
Energy Readiness in Zurich
Zurich operates with a low-carbon electricity baseline, strong building-efficiency standards, and continuous district-energy investment. Energy in Zurich scores 92/100, placing it in the leading group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 92/100
Energy readiness
92/100
Very strong score across grid, buildings, and policy.
Primary transition lever
Building heat
Heat-pump and district-heat investments target remaining emissions.
Climate stressor
Heat and storms
Heat waves and intense rainfall shape adaptation work.
Zurich energy data table
This HTML table mirrors the visible score cards so important comparison data is never trapped in a browser-only chart.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Energy readiness | 92/100 | Hydropower baseline gives a structural advantage. |
| Primary transition lever | Building heat | Existing buildings drive the main lever. |
| Climate stressor | Heat and storms | Cooling demand is rising in summer. |
Energy city comparison
A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich (this page) | 92/100 | Zurich operates with a low-carbon electricity baseline, strong building-efficiency standards, and continuous district-energy investment. |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 85/100 | La Chaux-de-Fonds's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Herisau | 85/100 | Herisau's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Lucerne | 84/100 | Lucerne's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Lausanne | 84/100 | Lausanne's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Bern | 84/100 | Bern's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Nyon | 84/100 | Nyon's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Uster | 84/100 | Uster's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Baden | 84/100 | Baden's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Biel/Bienne | 83/100 | Biel/Bienne's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Schwyz | 83/100 | Schwyz's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Yverdon-les-Bains | 83/100 | Yverdon-les-Bains's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Kreuzlingen | 83/100 | Kreuzlingen's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Interlaken | 83/100 | Interlaken's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| St. Gallen | 82/100 | St. Gallen's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Winterthur | 82/100 | Winterthur's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Geneva | 82/100 | Geneva's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Basel | 82/100 | Basel's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Aarau | 82/100 | Aarau's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Lugano | 81/100 | Lugano's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Zug | 81/100 | Zug's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Davos | 81/100 | Davos's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Altdorf | 81/100 | Altdorf's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Delémont | 81/100 | Delémont's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Locarno | 81/100 | Locarno's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Sion | 80/100 | Sion's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Bellinzona | 80/100 | Bellinzona's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Solothurn | 80/100 | Solothurn's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Thun | 80/100 | Thun's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Vevey | 80/100 | Vevey's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Sarnen | 80/100 | Sarnen's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
Interpretation
Energy readiness scoring weighs grid carbon intensity, building efficiency, and adaptation. Zurich's hydropower-led grid is a defining strength. Across the indexed cities the energy average is 71/100, so Zurich is 21 points above the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 3 institutional references.
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Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
3 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
- International Energy Agency: Empowering Urban Energy Transitions
Used to ground energy-readiness scoring in international transition guidance.
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