How much does a kilowatt-hour cost in Italy? A comparison of different providers.

HOW MUCH DOES A KILOWATT HOUR COST IN ITALY?

As in all countries where the energy market has been liberalized, in Italy there is not a single price for the kilowatt hour (kWh) but different costs depending on the commercial proposal. Knowing the price The amount of fees charged by different companies is a key factor in understanding whether a given tariff is more or less convenient and, consequently, how to save energy at home.

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In the free market, the price is chosen by the customer. Since July 2007, Italy has been able to freely choose the price per kWh because the market has been liberalized. Anyone who chooses and activates one of these electricity tariffs automatically switches to the "free market," where the economic and contractual supply conditions are agreed upon between the parties and not set by the Authority.

With the majority protection service, the price is set by the authority. All residential customers or small businesses who have never switched suppliers or have requested to return to the majority protection service remain in the majority protection service, where the financial and contractual conditions are set by the AEEGSI.

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The cost of the kilowatt hour therefore varies depending on the service to which the consumer belongs.

PRICE PER KILOWATT HOUR

How much does a kilowatt-hour cost with the majority protection service? The energy costs for the first quarter of 2015 forecast by AEEGSI are:
Single-rate price €/kWh: 0,162116
Price band F1 €/kWh: 0,166346
Price bands F2 and F3 €/kWh: 0,159976

HOW MUCH DOES 1 KW OF ENEL ENERGY COST?

How much does a kilowatt-hour cost on the free market? Below, we list some examples of kWh costs for single-rate and two-rate tariffs on the free market (energy component -PE- in the bill).

• E.ON Luce Click by E.ON Single-hour energy: 0.0495 €/kWh; two-hourly: F1 0.1010 €/kWh, F2 0.0245 €/kWh;
• Edison BEST by Edison Single-hour energy: 0.0550 €/kWh; two-hourly: F1 0.0890 €/kWh, F2 0.0390 €/kWh;
• E-Light by Enel Single-hour energy: 0.0505 €/kWh; two-hourly: F1 0.1005 €/kWh, F2 0.0245 €/kWh;
• Acea Unica of Acea Energia monoraria: 0.0780 €/kWh; two-hourly: F1 0.0880 €/kWh, F2 0.0730 €/kWh;
• Amica Web Flat by Illumia monoraria: 0.0550 €/kWh; three-hourly: F1 0.1000 €/kWh, F2 0.0550 €/kWh, F3 0.0350 €/kWh;
• energy 3.0 by GDF SUEZ Single-hour energy: 0.0549 €/kWh; three-hourly: F1 0.0610 €/kWh, F2 0.0610 €/kWh, F3 0.0430 €/kWh;
• LINK of eni monoraria: 0.0520 €/kWh; two-hourly: F1 0.0565 €/kWh, F2 0.0430 €/kWh.

Analyzing the prices above it is evident that Many electricity tariffs on the free market allow you to save money because they provide a cheaper kilowatt hour than the one offered by the protected service..