Tariff check · ItalyIs a dynamic tariff worth it for you in Italy (North zone)?
A household with a typical consumption profile (3,500 kWh a year, our sample assumption) would have paid €0.145/kWh on average on a dynamic tariff in Italy (North zone) over the last twelve months (wholesale price) – 0.6% more than the average across all hours (€0.145/kWh), because it uses a lot of electricity in the morning and evening, when prices are high.
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Your day
Average consumption per hour (bars) and average wholesale price per hour (line).
Month by month
| Month | kWh | Your avg. price | Avg. all times | Cost |
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Common exports are recognised: date and time in one or two columns (or an hour number) and a column with kWh or Wh, separated by semicolons, commas or tabs. Quarter-hourly or hourly values, up to 400 days.
Month by month in Italy (North zone): a typical household on a dynamic tariff
What our sample household (3,500 kWh a year, using more in the morning and evening than at night) would have paid per kWh each month on a dynamic tariff, compared with the plain average of all hours (wholesale price). Its daily rhythm cost the household most in September 2026 (€0.005/kWh above the average); least in May 2026 (€0.001/kWh above).
| Month | Sample household | Average of all hours | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | €0.210/kWh | €0.206/kWh | +€0.005/kWh |
| August 2026 | €0.180/kWh | €0.177/kWh | +€0.003/kWh |
| July 2026 | €0.158/kWh | €0.156/kWh | +€0.002/kWh |
| June 2026 | €0.136/kWh | €0.134/kWh | +€0.002/kWh |
| May 2026 | €0.124/kWh | €0.123/kWh | +€0.001/kWh |
| April 2026 | €0.124/kWh | €0.121/kWh | +€0.002/kWh |
| March 2026 | €0.147/kWh | €0.144/kWh | +€0.003/kWh |
| February 2026 | €0.119/kWh | €0.116/kWh | +€0.003/kWh |
| January 2026 | €0.137/kWh | €0.134/kWh | +€0.003/kWh |
| December 2025 | €0.118/kWh | €0.116/kWh | +€0.003/kWh |
| November 2025 | €0.122/kWh | €0.118/kWh | +€0.003/kWh |
| October 2025 | €0.116/kWh | €0.112/kWh | +€0.004/kWh |
Calculated with the wholesale price – network charges, taxes and levies not included, so a comparison with a fixed price is only indicative.
What the calculator shows
On a dynamic tariff you pay the wholesale price of each quarter-hour plus fixed components. Whether that pays off depends on when you use electricity: households that use a lot at night, around midday or at weekends pay less than average; those that cook, wash and heat mainly in the early evening pay more.
The calculator lays your actual consumption over the actual prices of the same quarter-hours. The result is your personal average price – and the comparison with the average across all hours shows how well your load profile suits a dynamic tariff.
How to get more out of it
The biggest lever is large, flexible loads: an electric car, a heat pump, a hot-water tank, the washing machine and the dryer. Moving even a few kilowatt-hours a day into the cheapest hours lowers your average price noticeably. The appliance planner on the daily price page shows the best start times.
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