Electricity prices for households using between 2.500 and 5.000 kWh in Italy saw an overall increase during this period, rising from 19.65 euro cents per kilowatt-hour in 2010 to 22.26 euro cents in the first half of 2020 before slightly decreasing to 21.53 euro cents per kWh in the second part of 2020. Costs peaked at 24.5 euro cents per kilowatt-hour in 2014. Households consuming between 1.000 and 2.500 kWh usually paid more for electricity through the considered period .
High electricity prices
The average price customers in Italy paid for electricity saw a lot of variation per quarter between 2014 and 2020. Despite seeing a decrease of approximately eight percent in the second quarter of 2018, the following quarters saw consecutive increases. As of 2020, Italy paid some of the highest prices for electricity in the world. Since the end of 2019 however electricity prices for Italian households consuming between 2.500 and 5.000 kWh started to decrease. Prices for households consuming between 1.000 and 2.500 kWh however continued to stay high.
Pricing factors
Factors such as the fuel used to generate energy plays a role in the prices paid for electricity. The country is mainly reliant on natural gas for its energy mix and it made up 59.5 percent of the total in 2018. Despite a reliance on gas, Italy produces very little natural gas itself and is dependent on imports. In fact, Italy is the second largest natural gas importer in Europe. The main natural gas exporters to Italy in 2019 were Russia and Algeria.
Electricity prices for households in Italy from 2010 to 2020, semi-annually
(in euro cents per kilowatt-hour)
Characteristic
1.000-2.500 kWh
2.500-5.000 kWh
2020 S2
24.8
21.53
2020 S1
24.58
22.26
2019 S2
25.21
23.41
2019 S1
24.31
23.01
2018 S2
23.38
21.61
2018 S1
21.76
20.67
2017 S2
22.35
20.8
2017 S1
21.58
21.32
2016 S2
21.27
22.61
2016 S1
21.02
23.42
2015 S2
21.31
24.28
2015 S1
20.82
24.5
2014 S2
20.99
23.38
2014 S1
21.12
24.46
2013 S2
20.05
23.23
2013 S1
19.59
22.92
2012 S2
20.14
22.97
2012 S1
18.55
21.23
2011 S2
17.31
20.65
2011 S1
16.35
19.87
2010 S2
16.2
19.2
2010 S1
16.26
19.65
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Prices including all taxes, levies and VAT. Band-DC (Medium): annual consumption between 2 500 and 5 000 kWh. The published data are national average prices over a period over 6 months. Semester 1 prices are average prices between 1st January and 30th June of each year, semester 2 prices are average prices between 1st July and 31st December of each year.
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Eurostat. (April 16, 2021). Electricity prices for households in Italy from 2010 to 2020, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418092/electricity-prices-for-households-in-italy/
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Eurostat. (2021). Electricity prices for households in Italy from 2010 to 2020, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418092/electricity-prices-for-households-in-italy/
Eurostat. "Electricity Prices for Households in Italy from 2010 to 2020, Semi-annually (in Euro Cents per Kilowatt-hour) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418092/electricity-prices-for-households-in-italy/
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