Heating 2021, when does it turn on? From Milan to Rome, here are the dates

Temperatures dropping throughout Italy, with rain and wind starting to make our teeth chatter. From North to South, the question that many are starting to ask is only one: when you turn on the heating in the 2021? If for some the wait is almost over, others will have to wait even more than a month. However, the official dates may vary depending on the temperatures, so it is good to check what decisions are taken by your municipality.

HEATING 2021: THE GENERAL RULES

In general, the date on which the heating is switched on depends on the area in which you reside. Italy, from North to South, is in fact divided into 6 different climatic zones based on average daily temperatures. Each zone corresponds to a different thermal requirement identified in order to optimize consumption, but also to contain the Co2 emissions and the economic impact. 

HEATING 2021: THE CITIES IN THE EF AREA

The first cities where the heating can be turned on are those located in zone F, i.e. in the alpine belt, Belluno and Trento. In this case there is no imposition, neither on the switching on and off dates nor on the times. This means that, based on the temperatures, the heaters can be turned on for the number of hours per day required. 

The limitations, on the other hand, come with Zone E which corresponds to traditionally colder cities, where temperatures drop earlier and the cold is felt. Not all of them are located in the North, some of them in fact are located in the Centre, others in the South. The municipalities in Zone E are Alessandria, Aosta, Asti, Bergamo, Biella, Brescia and Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Milano, Novara, Padua, Pavia, Sondrio, Torino, Varese, Verbania, Vercelli and Bologna, Bolzano, Ferrara, Gorizia, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Pordenone, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia, Rimini and Rovigo, Treviso, Trieste, Udine, Venezia, Verona, Vicenza, Arezzo, Perugia, Frosinone, Rieti, Campobasso, Enna, L'Aquila and Potenza. In this band, the heaters turn on on October 15th and turn off on April 15th. As regards the timetables, the maximum daily limit is set at 14 hours a day. 

HEATING 2021: DATES FROM ROME TO RAGUSA

Two weeks later, i.e. on November 1, the heating can be turned on in the cities located in zone D, i.e. Avellino, Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Caltanissetta, Chieti, Forlì, Florence, GenoVa, Grosseto, Isernia, Livorno and Lucca, Macerata, Massa Carrara, Foggia, Matera, Nuoro, Pesaro, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Pescara, Roma, Siena, Terni, Teramo, Vibo Valentia and Viterbo. Granted two hours less autonomy: the heating can remain on until April 15 for a maximum of 12 hours a day.

We continue with zone C which includes bari, Benevento, Brindisi, Cagliari, Caserta, Catanzaro, Cosenza, Imperia, Latina, Lecce, Napoli, Oristano, Ragusa, Salerno, Sassari and Taranto. The start-up date is November 15th, the shutdown date is March 31st. The maximum daily limit is 10 hours. 

CALABRIA AND SICILY

Most of the municipalities of Sicily and Calabria belong to the two remaining areas, namely A and B. And therefore 8 hours a day of heating starting from November 15th and until March 31st in Agrigento, Catania, Crotone, Messina, Palermo, Reggio Calabria, Syracuse and Trapani.  

It closes with Zone A which includes only the islands of Lampedusa and Linosa and Porto Empedocle. Here the radiators will turn on on December 1st and turn off on March 15th for a maximum of 6 hours a day. 

TIPS

To save money and at the same time protect the environment, we present the list of 10 tips drawn up last year by the National Energy Agency (Enea). The most important, as always, are two: carry out maintenance on the heating systems and pay attention to the switch-on times and temperatures.