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Summary
imports puts in evidence the poor competitiveness of the Italian
generation system, also in terms of supply of services in a future
integrated market.
The structure of the national electric bill is then described by its
principal components that contribute to the price of kWh consumed:
the cost of energy procurement, dispatching services, electricity
transmission, distribution and metering, general system charges and
taxes. The first item relates to the cost of the product “electricity”
and includes, in addition to the cost of commodities, the costs of
marketing and sales incurred by the energy supplier. The cost of the
dispatching service has to cover the resources acquired by the net -
work operator to ensure the management of the electricity system.
The third item includes costs related to infrastructures (transmission
network, distribution and measurement) needed to bring electricity
-
from power stations to consumers and measure the quantity sup
plied. The fourth item includes charges of general interest to the
country system, introduced by law, such as the incentives provided
to support the development of renewable energy sources. Finally,
the tax component is related to the rates of VAT, excise taxes or excise
duties.
In the last chapters, the publication focuses on the criticality of
the Italian system through international comparisons, highlighting
how, despite the efforts towards the creation of a single European
energy market, electricity prices to end-users remain significantly
different from country to country.
Taking into consideration the electric scenario at 2030, the need
of future actions and the role of research are finally identified, taking
into account that the economic aspects and procurement strategies
are certainly not the only target of the Italian energy policy, as those
objectives must necessarily be coupled with a policy to promote en-
ergy efficiency and, in general, with the preservation of the environ -
ment through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the
use of renewable energy sources and low-carbon emitting fuels and
technologies.
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imports puts in evidence the poor competitiveness of the Italian
generation system, also in terms of supply of services in a future
integrated market.
The structure of the national electric bill is then described by its
principal components that contribute to the price of kWh consumed:
the cost of energy procurement, dispatching services, electricity
transmission, distribution and metering, general system charges and
taxes. The first item relates to the cost of the product “electricity”
and includes, in addition to the cost of commodities, the costs of
marketing and sales incurred by the energy supplier. The cost of the
dispatching service has to cover the resources acquired by the net -
work operator to ensure the management of the electricity system.
The third item includes costs related to infrastructures (transmission
network, distribution and measurement) needed to bring electricity
-
from power stations to consumers and measure the quantity sup
plied. The fourth item includes charges of general interest to the
country system, introduced by law, such as the incentives provided
to support the development of renewable energy sources. Finally,
the tax component is related to the rates of VAT, excise taxes or excise
duties.
In the last chapters, the publication focuses on the criticality of
the Italian system through international comparisons, highlighting
how, despite the efforts towards the creation of a single European
energy market, electricity prices to end-users remain significantly
different from country to country.
Taking into consideration the electric scenario at 2030, the need
of future actions and the role of research are finally identified, taking
into account that the economic aspects and procurement strategies
are certainly not the only target of the Italian energy policy, as those
objectives must necessarily be coupled with a policy to promote en-
ergy efficiency and, in general, with the preservation of the environ -
ment through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the
use of renewable energy sources and low-carbon emitting fuels and
technologies.
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