In the next 12 months the energy price will increase by almost 30%, with a significant impact on the bills of those who have an indexed price offer. This was reported by Facile.it, which estimated an increase of 272 euros Between electricity and gaswith a total expense that will reach 2,841 euros compared to the current 2,569 euros (+11%).
The analysis, explained in a note, was carried out taking into consideration the trend of the indices PSV And PUN in the last 12 months (December 2023 – November 2024) and the forecasts developed byEuropean Energy Exchange (EEX) for the following 12 months, with the same consumption and other economic conditions that affect the bill. Specifically, the PUNthe wholesale price indicator ofelectricityaccording to forecasts it will increase by 30%, going from an average value of 0.11 euros per kWh to 0.14 euros per kWh, while the PSVthe reference point for determining the price of wholesale natural gas in Italy, it will rise by 28%, from 0.38 euros per smc to 0.48 euros per smc.
Impacts on bill costs
According to the study, the largest increase will be on gas bill: for a typical family, the annual expenditure will go from the current 1,744 euros to 1,920 euros, with an increase of 176 euros. As for the electricity billhowever, the increase will be 96 euros, with an annual expense that will go from 826 euros to 921 euros.
Criticisms of the management of high energy prices
«Next winter will be the most expensive ever for millions of Italian families. We had already reported it and today the forecasts confirm it: gas costs €48/MWh, very far from the record of €340/MWh in 2022, but the increases will continue, with increases of up to 11% and an annual expense that will reach 3,000 euros for electricity and gas”, he declares Angelo Bonellideputy of AVS and co-spokesperson for Green Europe.
Bonelli accuses the Meloni government of being responsible for the dear energy to defend extra profits and interests of energy companies, which in two and a half years have achieved historic profits of over 60 billion euros, while families continue to pay increasingly higher bills. “It eliminated the protected market, exposing millions of families to speculation on high energy prices.”
Obstacles to renewable energy and the climate crisis
According to Bonelli, the government has also blocked the development of renewable energylike the solar and thewind powernatural and free resources that could have reduced costs for families and reduced dependence on fossil sources.
Furthermore, Italy is facing a climate crisis unprecedented: 351 extreme events occurred in 2024, six times more than ten years ago, including droughtstorms, floods and landslides. However, the government has not adopted a structural plan for the ecological transitionignoring the hydrogeological instability.
Requests for the future
Bonelli concludes by forcefully asking for the declaration of the state of climate crisis and the adoption of a national plan against hydrogeological instability, to be financed with the funds allocated to the Strait Bridge. «We urgently need a plan for the development of renewable energy, which would reduce costs and make Italy safer, greener and energy independent. The climate crisis and high energy prices are the result of the wrong policies of the Meloni government, which is only increasing costs and putting the country’s future at risk.”