Electricity prices in Italy

Italy's electricity comes mostly from gas-fired plants, hydropower in the Alps and Apennines, solar, wind and imports from France and Switzerland, and the country has no nuclear generation. The retail market is liberalised and the regulated protected tariff has been phased out for most households, with the regulator ARERA overseeing prices and network charges.

Bills are issued in euro and include system charges, network costs and taxes alongside the energy itself. Standard household contracts specify a modest power limit, so running several large appliances at once can trip the meter, and tariffs often distinguish peak, intermediate and off-peak time bands. Gas is the dominant heating fuel, while air conditioning in summer has become a larger driver of household electricity use in recent years.