Milan, 25 Mar. (LaPresse) – According to analyses by Terna, the company that manages the national electricity transmission grid, the return to summer time will result in savings of around €80 million, thanks to a reduction in electricity consumption of approximately 302 million kWh, equivalent to the average annual consumption of 115,000 households. The reduction in consumption will benefit the environment, leading to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of 142,000 tonnes of CO2. Daylight saving time will come into effect on the night between Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 March, when the clocks will be moved forward by one hour at 2 am, and will end on Sunday 25 October, with the return to standard time. The estimated economic benefit for the 2026 summer time period is calculated based on an average cost per kilowatt-hour of 26.63 euro cents (before tax) for the ‘typical domestic customer under the protected tariff scheme’, according to ARERA data for the first quarter of the year. In recent years, the impact of daylight saving time has been significant: from 2004 to 2025, according to the analysis by the organisation led by Giuseppina Di Foggia, the total reduction in electricity consumption exceeded 12 billion kWh, resulting in savings for citizens of approximately €2.3 billion.
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