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6 - Electricity expenditu- central role within economy that the impact is far gas prices for household and for industry for EU
re per year supported by an beyond that bill. The impacts of lower electricity countries from 2009 to 2011.
Italian condominium equip- prices are to: Within table 2 are indicated the electricity prices for
ped with the same electric • boost economy; household and for industry for main EU countries
facilities from 2001 to 2013 • moderate inflation; from 2004 to 2011.
(Euros) • increase country competitiveness. The main questions we are trying to answer now is:
has electricity market liberalization brought to an
Fig. 7 - Retail prices for elec- We did investigation mainly in Italy and we important reduction of electricity prices or a price
tricity, domestic comsumers, discovered that electricity prices for domestic reduction could be obtained by vertical integrated
euroct/kWh (2500 kWh < consumers increased from 2000 to 2013 due to utilities with a better integration of renewables into
consumption < 5000 kWh), subsidy granted to the operators of renewable generation mix?
centEuro/kWh (2nd half of plants and also to the grids operators to has the impact of renewables a positive impact on
2012) (Source: Eurostat, compensate their additional costs due to the not electricity prices?
Energy Statistics) easy management of renewables volatility and to
the capacity payment (figure 6). Basing on collected information the electricity
The retail prices for electricity, domestic consumers liberalization did not obtained the hoped results
and it looks that the integration of renewables into
The main questions we are trying to the generation mix is creating problems to the
answer now is: management and to the operation of the utilities
and IPPs.
has electricity market liberalization
brought to an important reduction of 8.0 Suggested actions
electricity prices or a price reduction could and conclusions
be obtained by vertical integrated utilities
with a better integration of renewables To allow the combined operation of renewables
with fossil and nuclear power plants the required
into generation mix? actions are:
• set up by authorities a suitable integration
second half of 2012 are indicated in figure 7, but
we had difficulty to find kWh prices in past years policy between renewables and new fossil
(1995, 2000 etc.). power plants (and nuclear) so to minimize
L. Balling [15] indicated that the German wholesale uncertainty on investment due to potential
prices from 2008 to 2013 decreased of 33%, while the instability in the regulations;
average price of electricity of a three person household • design and standardization of efficient and
increased always from 2008 to 2013 of 32%. competitive energy storage systems.
Within table 1 are indicated the electricity and

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