Besseghini, those who leave the protected electricity sector pay less than those who remain. The president of the public energy agency, Arera, said this in a hearing before the Environment Commission of the Chamber on the results of the auctions for the supply of electricity after the end of the protected market.
"The auction rates are discounted, to acquire the value of customers, with a view to medium-term investments", he said. There are also "numerous cases of offers at negative values", he added.