From 1 January,
the increase in the electricity bill for the typical family under protection will be + 55%, while for the gas one it will be + 41.8%
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This was announced by the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment (Arera) by disseminating the update of the bills for the first quarter of 2022.
Increases that are triggered "despite the interventions" of the government, explains the Authority, specifying that the record increases in raw materials "would have led to a 65% increase in the electricity bill and 59.2% in the gas bill".