Decree on Energy Bills: Statement by President Meloni
NULLPEN · Source published 11/10/2026, 10:16:03 AM UTCThe Council of Ministers has approved the new ‘Decreto Bollette’ [‘Decree on Energy Bills’]. We have chosen to tackle one of the most difficult aspects of high energy prices: the mechanism that drives up the price of electricity as a result of gas costs, weighing down on the budgets of households and businesses. This decree takes action on this point, making three precise choices. The first: establish a cap on the gas used to produce electricity. When the price of gas exceeds EUR 58.9 per megawatt-hour, the decree’s mechanism is triggered, preventing price rises from being fully passed on to the price of electricity. The second: enable the benefits of energy produced at lower prices to reach energy bills. ARERA [Italian Energy Authority] will introduce even stricter rules against those who deliberately withhold production capacity in order to drive up prices. Furthermore, we have called for the lower costs involved with renewables to translate into real benefits for households and businesses. If Italy is producing more and more clean energy, then this must also mean cheaper energy fo…
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