Italy: household electricity prices 2023

Electricity prices for Italian households with an annual consumption between 1,000 and 2,500 kilowatt-hours averaged 38.77 euro cents per kilowatt-hour in 2023. Regarding households with an annual consumption of up to 5,000 kilowatt-hours, their electricity price was less expensive, at 25.22 euros per kilowatt-hour.  

Energy crisis

In 2022, the global energy crisis severely impacted electricity prices in Italy. Before the market tightening following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Italy was heavily dependent on natural gas imports from Russia. Natural gas supply shortage drove electricity prices up, a trend that was still observed in 2023.

Energy transition in Italy

The share of renewable energy consumed in Italy has almost tripled between 2000 and 2022, thanks to conspicuous investment in the renewable electricity sector. However, the amount of investment has stagnated below four billion euros per year since 2013, and the share of renewables in the total energy consumption has not surpassed 20 percent.

Household prices of electricity in Italy from 2008 to 2023 (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour)

Characteristic	Annual consumption of 1,000 kWh - 2,500 kWh	Annual consumption of 2,500 kWh - 5,000 kWh
2023	38.77	25.22
2022	36.91	33.78
2021	26.16	23.1
2020	24.69	21.9
2019	24.76	23.21
2018	22.57	21.14
2017	21.65	21.42
2016	21.73	23.77
2015	21.07	24.39
2014	21.06	23.92
2013	19.82	23.08
2012	19.35	22.15
2011	16.83	20.26
2010	16.23	19.43
2009	16.92	20.48
2008	16.78	21.29

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Release date

April 2024

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Italy

Survey time period

2008 to 2023

Supplementary notes

The data refer to Section Electricity price of the Eurostat Database Statistic, online data code NRG_PC_204.
Figures include all taxes and levies.

Figures were calculated by Statista based on the data provided by the source.

Figures were rounded.

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