“Prices will not rise, this is shown both by the twenty million Italians who have been on the free market for years and by the data of recent months showing a difference in prices in favor of the free market compared to protection.” . Diego Pellegrino, spokesman for ARTE, the reference body for most Italian energy sellers and traders, has no doubts when explaining why there is no need to fear the transition from the protected market to the free market for electricity and gas supplies.
“During the infamous energy epidemic, the fixed prices we had in the free market saved 67% of Italian families,” he told Today.it.
How to choose the best offer
Pellegrino, who describes himself as the “champion of the free energy market” on Linkedin, answers five questions and explains how to take advantage of the opportunities presented by regime change. “On the authorized portal – he continues – there is the possibility to compare offers from many suppliers. This is a good starting point”.
How to protect yourself from fraud
“There are honest call centers that work well, but unfortunately there are many criminals who steal citizens’ data,” explains Pellegrino. They know IBANs, PODs and PDRs, which are users’ contact numbers. They deceive people by impersonating the electricity and gas supplier. They also give wrong information, say that the campaigns expire and the prices are too expensive. To unmask them, the ARTE spokesperson recommends hanging up and calling back the number the call came from (usually a mobile network): if there is no line, it means it is a scam.
Who is not familiar with the Internet?
Not everyone is familiar with the internet and hence there will be those who will find themselves in difficulty when they have to choose their new provider for their electricity and gas supply. “The expert says you can go to a store to understand how the offers work. Or, considering the best prices are found online, you can ask for help from a relative or friend with more IT knowledge.
“The free market should not be scary”
“The free market is very scary, Pellegrino concludes. The press and politics turned it into a media case. Everything is a big soap bubble, because today you can go to the authority’s offers portal and find many more than 70 offers, better than the previous protection market. Not one, More than 70”.
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