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Unfortunately, in line with expectations, bad news has arrived. For domestic gas customers who are still on the protected market. In fact, this is what ARERA has announced. Which is the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment. And which also provided data on 2022 price increases for bills. What’s to know. And how to reduce electricity and gas costs in this winter period.
It remains highly volatilewith upward pressure, the gas market for domestic users of families residing in Italy. And in particular for those who are still in the protected market. In providing the monthly postponed update, in fact, On 3 January 2023, the ARERA announced that gas prices for the month of December 2022 show an increase of 23.30%.
A substantial double-digit increase which, the Authority has also announced, was conditioned by the high quotations of the price of the raw material. Those detected at the beginning of last monthand December 2022. And all this being understood that, using the old survey method, the increases in the price of gas for families on the protected market would have been decidedly higher.
Harsh winter and chronicle of an announced sting for gas. The ARERA announcement
And in any case, the year-on-year increase in gas prices remains alarming. Given that, considering the period from January to December 2022, gas prices for a typical household increased by 64.8%. Compared to the same period in 2021. Who make an annual expenditure of about 1,866 euros. Having fixed the average gas consumption of a typical family at 1,400 cubic meters per year who is resident in our country.
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How to significantly reduce the cost of consumption within the home
And then, between harsh winter and news of an announced sting, what to do? Fortunately, low-income families have been able to benefit from the light and gas social bonuses since 2023 with the extended ISEE. That is, with the limit to be respected for ISEE purposes which has risen at the moment at a good 15,000 euros. Compared to 12,000 euros in 2022.
With all the information on how to obtain bonuses on electricity and gas bills which are available, among other things, right online from the portal of the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment (ARERA). With social bonuses, and with energy efficiency actions and choices within your own home, the cost of electricity and gas consumption can be significantly reduced.
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The raising of the ISEE limit to 15,000 eurosfor access to the social bonuses for electricity and gas, it is part of the measures to combat high energy costs launched by the Italian Government center-right which is led by the premier and leader of Fdi Giorgia Meloni. The audience of potential beneficiaries of social bonuses is now much wider. If we consider that, on the other hand, in 2021 the ISEE limit not to be exceeded was set at 8,265 euros. Therefore, the current ISEE limit to be respected is almost double.
