In the seven months in which summer time will be in force ,
Italy will save around 220 million euros
thanks to a lower consumption of electricity equal to around 410 million kWh which will also generate a significant environmental benefit, quantifiable in the reduction of about 200 thousand tons of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.
To do the math is Terna, the company that manages the national transmission grid according to which from 2004 to 2022 our country saved around 2 billion euros and 10.9 billion kWh of electricity.
Daylight saving time will be in effect from Sunday 26 March, when at two in the morning it will be necessary to move the hands forward by sixty minutes, and will end on 29 October, with the return to solar time.
The estimated economic benefit for the summer time period in 2023 is calculated considering that the cost of the average kWh for the 'typical domestic customer under protection' (according to Arera data) is currently equal to around 53 euro cents per before taxes.
The approximately 410 million kWh of lower electricity consumption is equivalent to the average annual needs of over 150,000 families.
From 2004 to 2022, according to the analysis of the company led by Stefano Donnarumma, the lower electricity consumption for Italy due to summer time was around 10.9 billion kWh overall.
Real-time data on the operation of the national electricity system can also be consulted on the Terna app available on the main stores.
