Yesterday the auction verdict which involved the transition of customers from the area of greater protection to gradual protections in the field of 'electric energy. A total of around 4,5 million people will have to abandon their current provider and make the leap to a new operator, winning customer bundles at an auction held in early January. The provisional assignments distributed the customers to 7 different operators, dividing them into 26 lots located throughout Italy. Enel managed to maintain the maximum number of lots allowed and was awarded passage to 21 cities, including Rome and Milan. Also noteworthy is the exploit of Ivy, which won nearly 1,4 million new customers. Also Edison, Illumia, Iren, A2A e Eon they conquered specific territories throughout Italy.
Gradual protection service: here is your city's energy supplier
Here is the outcome of the auctions of the future service with gradual protections, region by region and city by city:
- Enel instead it was awarded 7 lots (the maximum allowed according to the limits imposed by the Antitrust) for approximately 1,4 million users: Piedmont (Aosta, Biella, Verbania, Vercelli, Turin province), Lombardy (Brescia, Milan municipality, Milan province), Emilia Romagna (Parma , Piacenza, Mantua, Modena, Reggio Emilia), Veneto (Verona, Vicenza, Belluno, Treviso), Friuli Venezia Giulia (Gorizia, Pordenone, Trieste), Trentino Alto Adige (Bolzano, Trento), Lazio (Rome), Sicily (Catania , Enna, Syracuse, Messina, Ragusa), and others.
- Also Ivy she won 7 lots: Piedmont (Alessandria, Asti, Cuneo, Sondrio, Novara), Lombardy (Bergamo, Cremona, Lodi, Pavia), Friuli Venezia Giulia (Udine), Liguria (Genoa, La Spezia), Tuscany (Lucca, Massa Carrara), Veneto ( Padua, Venice, Rovigo), Emilia Romagna (Bologna, Ferrara, Rimini, Forlì-Cesena, Ravenna), Abruzzo (Teramo, Chieti, L'Aquila, Pescara), Marche (Ancona, Pesaro Urbino, Ascoli Piceno, Fermo, Macerata) , Campania (Caserta), and others. In Emilia Romagna, the Bolognese multi-utility has sold customers to Enel, but the comparison between lost and gained is considerably positive, with approximately 40 thousand customers gone and 1,375 million obtained.
- Edison instead it was awarded 4 lots acquiring the possibility of serving approximately 700 thousand new electricity customers, in addition to the two million announced in 2023. The cities involved are Bari, Frosinone, Latina, Catanzaro, Crotone, Lecce, Reggio Calabria, Vibo Valentia, Catania, Enna , Syracuse, Messina, Ragusa, Avellino, Benevento, Grosseto, Livorno, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato and Siena.
- Illumia 3 lots, which obtained one million new customers in Turin, Varese, Como, Florence, Nuoro Sassari and the provinces of Rome and Naples.
- 2 lots to Iren, which gained 340 thousand customers especially in Brindisi, Matera, Potenza, Salerno, Taranto, Barletta Andria Trani, Campobasso, Cosenza, Foggia and Isernia. Finally, Eon had 1 lot in the North, with Imperia, Lecco, Monza Brianza and Savona.
- A2A 2 areas. It is well anchored in the areas of Central and Southern Italy, obtaining 285 thousand customers between Cagliari, the city of Naples, Oristano and the southern area of Sardinia, Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Palermo and Trapani.
- Eonfinally, it had 1 lot in the North, with Imperia, Lecco, Monza Brianza and Savona.
The future of electricity bills after the assignment of gradual protections
These assignments should guarantee customers of gradual protections a lower price than the greater protection, with a average savings per year of approximately 80 euros gross. Although discount offers vary by region, it is roughly estimated that some customers could benefit from a discount of up to 7 euros per month on their bills.
However, it is important to note that the number of customers assigned may change over time. For three years, from July 2024 to July 2027, non-vulnerable customers will be able to obtain supplies from the winner of the relevant lot at the price set at the auction, or decide to move to the free market at any time. Therefore, the calculation of the final discount on bills will only be established at the end of June. Furthermore, utilities that have lost margins to offer discounts should try to recoup the profit with competitive offers on the open market.
