Light, blood drain for Sardinians: the most expensive bills in Italy on the island

Sardinians paid the highest electricity bills in 2022 .

The figure emerges from a survey by facile.it on a sample of 400,000 electricity and gas supply contracts, taking into consideration the prices offered on the protected market.

Electricity costs more than doubled for Italians, who spent an average of 1,434 euros in 2022 , 108% more than in 2021. The increases on gas were more contained: an average of 1,459 euros spent per family (+57%). Overall, between electricity and gas, in 2022 Italians paid out, on average, 2,893 euros per family (compared to 1,616 euros in 2021). A real bloodbath .

And we come to the sad Sardinian record: families on the island spent an average of 1,789 euros (24.7% more than the national average) , followed by Sicilians with 1,627 euros and Campania with 1,519. Such high consumptions are explained by the absence of gas supply in different parts of the island which forces the Sardinians to resort to electrical devices also for heating , which has a big impact on bills.

The areas where the least expenditure is made are Liguria (1,176 euros), Piedmont (1,289) and Trentino Alto Adige (1,314 euros) .

For gas, on the other hand, the regions that paid the highest bill were Trentino-Alto Adige (1,729 euros), Emilia-Romagna (1,646 euros) and Lombardy (1,639 euros) .

According to analysts , the drop in the price of the raw material recorded at the beginning of 2023 could bode well for the future .

(Unioneonline/L)