After gas, it will soon also be the turn of electricity: the protected market ends, all the information you need to know. Citizens will therefore have to decide how to move. The scenarios and possibilities.
Even for electricity, the protected market is about to end: what changes for families – (ilcorrieredellacitta.com)
A few more months and the protected market for electricity will end. It’s about how much, simply put already happened for gas between the months of November and January: while on the one hand vulnerable families will still have seen the possibility of having discounted rates (based on a series of requirements), on the other hand all the others will have to adapt to the new rules. But what changes for light?
From 1 July 2024 the protected market for electricity ends: what changes for families
In the meantime, let’s start by remembering that the protected market for light will end on July 1, 2024. According to the latest estimates provided, we are talking about an audience of 4 million and a half domestic users (excluding the vulnerable which we will return to later) who are currently within the protected market, according to current criteria and parameters.
Those who do not choose a supplier will end up in a transitional regime: what is the best choice? (ilcorrieredellacitta.com)
Well, from July everything will change and families will find themselves faced with two different paths: the first foresees direct and immediate access to the free marketwith citizens being able to independently choose their own energy supplier based on the plans offered by the various companies; the second possibility, just as happened with gas, is that of “not choosing”, or at least not right away. This scenario involves the entry for these families into a transitional regime of gradual protections which will last another 36 months.
What is the transitional system: differences
Let’s look specifically at this second possibility, more ‘wait-and-see’ if you like. As explained by raise, the company that regulates energy tariffsit is a regime designed specifically to better manage the transition from protected market to the free one. Without prejudice, it is worth underlining, the possibility at any time of move to the free market. However, it is difficult to predict which will be the best choice considering the continuous changes in the cost of energy.
In any case, going into detail, initially to who will end up in the transitional system a reseller will be assigned based on auctions that have already taken place on a territorial basis. As regards prices, the contractual conditions will correspond to those of I like the offer (Free price with equivalent protection conditions). The winners of the auctions, which took place at the beginning of the year and whose results were announced in February, were Enel and Hera. On the website of He is nurturing it is possible to view the territorial specifications regarding the subdivision by the suppliers (one per territorial area with the possibility of the suppliers serving more than one at the same time) of the audience of possible electricity bills that will access the transient.
Who are the vulnerable electricity customers?
Although as mentioned the protected regime it will no longer exist, even after July 1st some families will be able to continue to enjoy a subsidized regime, albeit with different conditions and costs compared to what happens now. As explained in this article they are considered vulnerable electricity customers domestic customers who, alternatively, have aged over 75are found in economically disadvantaged conditions (for example bonus recipients), are individuals with disabilities pursuant to article 3 of law 104/92 or pay serious health conditions such as to require the use of medical-therapeutic equipment powered by electricity (or where people in such conditions are present). The same goes for those who have a user in an emergency housing facility following calamitous events or on a smaller, non-interconnected island.
2024-02-28 21:26:17
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