Daylight saving time returns on Sunday, 90 million in savings. During the seven months of summer time Italy will save around 90 million euros.
Lower electricity consumption is equivalent to the average annual requirement of over 150 thousand families. The lower electricity consumption for Italy due to summer time was approximately 11.7 billion kWh overall and resulted, in economic terms, a saving for citizens of approximately 2.2 billion euros. The estimated economic benefit for the summer time period in 2024 is calculated considering that the cost of the average kWh for the 'typical domestic customer under protection' is currently equal to approximately 24.3 cents of euros before taxes.