What households and businesses in Italy pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H2 2025.
At $0.345 per kWh, household electricity in Italy is the 7th most expensive of the 29 countries Voltlas tracks — about 16% above the median of $0.297/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.172 per kWh, 3rd of 25. Filling up costs $2.34 per liter of gasoline ($8.87/gal), the 7th highest of 30 — and roughly 51% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 49% of Italy's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 285 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.363 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.345), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Italy makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 285 gCO₂/kWh · 265 TWh · Ember
Coal1.4%
Oil2.6%
Natural gas47.2%
Hydro15.8%
Wind8.1%
Solar16.9%
Bioenergy5.9%
Other renewables2.2%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 31 Aug 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.