Arera power and gas tariff trend

Periodic adjustment of tariffs for protection services

Tariffs for power supplies

With the drop in the wholesale prices of energy products and the Government's interventions contained in the Budget Law, according to ARERA for data power, in the fourth quarter 2023, for the typical protected household, domestic customers with annual electricity consumption of 2,700 kWh and a committed power of 3 kW, the reference energy price increased by +18,6% compared to the previous quarter.

With regard to the last quarter of 2023, an important innovation was introduced with regard to financial support for households. This is an extraordinary contribution, the amount of which varies according to the number of household members. This contribution will be paid automatically to households already receiving the electricity bonus, i.e. those with an ISEE income of up to EUR 15,000 (or EUR 30,000 for large families). The total amount earmarked for this initiative is EUR 300 million.

The difference in spending compared to the previous year is still very evident; the ARERA has estimated that for the power bill the expenditure for the typical family in the period between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023 will be about 889,60 euros , -32,7% compared to the equivalent 12 months of the previous year (1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022).

Quarterly variations of the economic protection conditions for power (ARERA data)

Natural gas supply tariffs

According to Arera for Natural Gas, on the basis of the trend of the Italian wholesale market, the typical family under protection recorded for consumption November 2023 a decrease of -1,3% in the bill compared to October 2023.

In terms of final effects, gas expenditure for the typical household in the year (December 2022 - November 2023) is approximately 1.431 euros, -17,7% compared to the 12 months of the previous year (December 2021 - November 2022).

Variations in the economic protection conditions for natural gas (ARERA data)