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Electricity prices in Italy

first half of 2026 2,500–4,999 kWh

In the first half of 2026, households in Italy paid €0.314/kWh on average, including all taxes and levies. That ranks 23 of 27 EU countries (1 = cheapest).

A year earlier the price was €0.329/kWh – a decrease of 4.5%.

The EU average was €0.283/kWh.

In the first half of 2015 a kilowatt-hour cost €0.245/kWh; the most expensive half-year was the first half of 2023, at €0.378/kWh.

Incl. taxes€0.314/kWhfirst half of 2026

EU rank23 / 27

vs. a year ago−4.5%

EU average€0.283/kWh+10.9%

Trend since 2015

Average price per kWh for households using 2,500–4,999 kWh a year, incl. all taxes, by half-year.

Italy EU average · /kWh

What the price is made of in Italy

Annual average per kWh, split into energy and supply, network costs, taxes and levies, and VAT.

Energy & supply

Network costs

Taxes & levies

VAT

2025€0.313

EU average€0.289

2024€0.319

EU average€0.290

2023€0.357

EU average€0.292

2022€0.337

EU average€0.261

2021€0.231

EU average€0.236

2020€0.219

EU average€0.215

All half-years

/kWh

Period	Incl. taxes	Excl. VAT	Excl. taxes	PPS	EU average	EU rank
first half of 2026	€0.314	€0.285	€0.236	0.3277	€0.283	23 / 27
second half of 2025	€0.297	€0.269	€0.219	0.3101	€0.290	21 / 27
first half of 2025	€0.329	€0.299	€0.246	0.3440	€0.288	24 / 27
second half of 2024	€0.311	€0.281	€0.223	0.3235	€0.289	22 / 27
first half of 2024	€0.327	€0.298	€0.245	0.3391	€0.292	23 / 27
second half of 2023	€0.335	€0.305	€0.257	0.3488	€0.285	22 / 27
first half of 2023	€0.378	€0.347	€0.323	0.3933	€0.289	24 / 27
second half of 2022	€0.364	€0.334	€0.319	0.3728	€0.277	25 / 27
first half of 2022	€0.312	€0.284	€0.267	0.3177	€0.249	24 / 27
second half of 2021	€0.236	€0.215	€0.176	0.2407	€0.242	21 / 27
first half of 2021	€0.226	€0.205	€0.143	0.2274	€0.220	22 / 27
second half of 2020	€0.215	€0.196	€0.133	0.2167	€0.215	21 / 27
first half of 2020	€0.223	€0.202	€0.138	0.2241	€0.214	22 / 27
second half of 2019	€0.234	€0.213	€0.143	0.2352	€0.217	22 / 27
first half of 2019	€0.230	€0.209	€0.143	0.2312	€0.217	22 / 27
second half of 2018	€0.216	€0.196	€0.142	0.2155	€0.215	20 / 27
first half of 2018	€0.207	€0.187	€0.129	0.2061	€0.210	21 / 27
second half of 2017	€0.208	€0.189	€0.133	0.2070	€0.209	21 / 27
first half of 2017	€0.213	€0.193	€0.132	0.2122	€0.209	21 / 27
second half of 2016	€0.226	€0.206	€0.134	0.2303	€0.207	21 / 27
first half of 2016	€0.234	€0.213	€0.138	0.2386	€0.205	23 / 27
second half of 2015	€0.243	€0.221	€0.148	0.2413	€0.209	24 / 27
first half of 2015	€0.245	€0.223	€0.151	0.2441	€0.208	25 / 27