On the gas front, bad news is coming from Assoutenti to those living in the south and the capital. According to a recent study, Rome is today the most expensive city for those who choose to trust the free market operator. While the average annual gas bill is actually 2,045 euros, in Milan the figure is 1,816 euros. The front of the list is the cheapest when it comes to bills.
How much does energy supply cost in Italy? Assountenti data
The Assoutenti study, carried out after the end of the protected market, took into account the new costs of energy supply in 20 Italian cities by comparing the best offers on the Arera offer portal.
For a family consuming an average of 1,400 cubic meters of gas per year, both fixed-price and variable-tariff contracts were considered. The most expensive city after Rome is Catanzaro, with an average annual bill of 2,032 euros per family. Palermo follows it with 2,024 euros.
For variable price contracts (i.e. those indexed to the trend of energy costs), Rome holds the record for the most expensive “estimated” bill, with an average of 1,754 euros per family per year, choosing the cheapest offer on the site. Arera. It is followed by Catanzaro (1,739 euros per year) and Palermo (1,723 euros per year). Speaking of variable price contracts, the most affordable city is Trento, where the average annual bill per family is estimated at 1,553 euros, followed by Trieste, Bolzano and Milan at around 1,554 euros.
Higher costs in the south
“In general, it seems that citizens living in southern Italy are the ones most penalized by the suspension of the protected gas market, as the operators’ offers offer more disadvantageous economic conditions,” said Furio Truzzi, honorary president of Assoutenti.
”In all cities monitored, fixed price offers are much more expensive than prices in the protected market, resulting in a real lack of competition between operators, such that there are on average only 3 variable offers for each city. It is advantageous compared to the larger protection regime that would leave vulnerable users. This shows how energy companies implement bullish policies aimed at maximum prudence during this sensitive phase, which puts users at a disadvantage. This is the worst way to enter the free market,” Truzzi concludes.
UNC: “Free market: suitable offers almost absent”
”Among a total of 458 offers for gas in Rome, there are only 3 free market offers that are more favorable than both placet and frag, 0.66%. Even in Milan there are only 3 offers out of 479, only 0.63%”. This was stated in a note by Marco Vignola, head of the energy sector at the National Consumers Association. “The results are discouraging to say the least. Not only are there almost no optimal free market offers, but there is also no risk of paying a few tens of euros more per year compared to the bill you are paying now. “But falling into a real trap and facing heart attack bills of 8 thousand, 6 thousand, 4 thousand euros,” he adds.
“We therefore advise consumers not to panic and rush their choices; one of them may also be to do nothing, as it may be more appropriate to stay in the market rather than switch to a new supplier in the free market, wherever you are, whether you are a vulnerable or vulnerable customer,” continues Unc. For example, there are “very competitive” place bids for gas, which you can find out today by entering the appropriate codes in the Quote Portal,” continues Vignola.
“No one will be left without gas after January 10, as some false call center operators want us to believe,” the manager assures: “Continuity of service is always guaranteed. There is no need to change the supplier by answering the phone or the door. Door-to-door offer, the best in the world Even if it is painted as. You always have to go to the Arera quoting portal and enter your consumption and call the dealer,” concludes Vignola.
Source: Today IT
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