In the fourth quarter of 2026, the electricity bill for the approximately 3 million vulnerable customers served under Greater Protection will increase by 37.3% compared to the previous quarter. Arera announces this, specifying that the increase is due to the increase in electricity purchase costs, which reflects the expected growth of the wholesale price (PUN) in the next quarter as well as the formation, in the third quarter, of higher wholesale prices than those estimated in June due to international geopolitical instability.
Besseghini: «We will probably have to try to intervene»
The alarm launched by Brussels also weighs on prices in the coming months. “Certainly the prediction is right, I quite agree, we will probably need to try to intervene.” The former president of Arera Stefano Besseghini said this to Sky News, commenting on the statements of the EU energy commissioner, Dan Jorgensen, according to which the winter will be challenging and energy prices will be very high. «The climate trend in these situations will be a driving element», underlined Besseghini.