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Electricity price in Italy (Sicily) today and tomorrow
Hourly day-ahead wholesale prices for Italy (Sicily), in euro cents per kWh without VAT. Tomorrow's prices appear every day after about 12:45 CET.
· c/kWh, excl. VAT
Hourly prices
Wholesale day-ahead price (SDAC) in euro cents per kWh, without VAT, taxes, network charges or supplier margin. Household prices are higher. Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform. Times in local time (Europe/Rome).
Italy (Sicily) and its neighbours
| Zone | Average, c/kWh | Difference |
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Electricity market in Italy
Italy's grid is operated by Terna and the country is divided into several bidding zones. Gas-fired power plants set the price in most hours, which makes Italian electricity among the most expensive in Europe.
Retail contracts often refer to the national average price (PUN), calculated from the zonal prices. The North is linked to France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia; the islands are connected through subsea cables.
The Sicily zone covers the island of Sicily, linked to the mainland by a subsea cable.
How to use these prices
If you have a dynamic electricity contract, the hourly price changes your bill directly: running the dishwasher, washing machine or EV charger in the cheapest hours instead of the evening peak can halve the cost of that energy. The cheapest consecutive hours are highlighted above for both today and tomorrow.
Frequently asked questions
When is electricity cheapest in Italy (Sicily)?
Usually at night and, on sunny days, around midday when solar output peaks. The most expensive hours are typically the morning and evening peaks. The cheapest 2- and 4-hour windows for today and tomorrow are shown above.
When are tomorrow's electricity prices for Italy (Sicily) published?
The European day-ahead auction closes at noon CET and results are published at around 12:45 CET. This page updates within about 15 minutes after that.
Is this the price I pay for electricity in Italy (Sicily)?
No. This is the wholesale price without VAT, taxes, network charges or the supplier's margin. It matters directly if you have a dynamic or spot-price contract; fixed-price contracts follow it only over months.
Why is the price in Italy (Sicily) different from neighbouring countries?
All European zones are coupled in one market. Prices are equal when cross-border lines have spare capacity and differ when lines are congested — then each zone's own supply and demand set its price.
Electricity prices in other European countries
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark (DK1)
- Denmark (DK2)
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Italy (Calabria)
- Italy (Centre-North)
- Italy (Centre-South)
- Italy (North)
- Italy (Sardinia)
- Italy (Sicily)
- Italy (South)
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway (NO1)
- Norway (NO2)
- Norway (NO3)
- Norway (NO4)
- Norway (NO5)
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden (SE1)
- Sweden (SE2)
- Sweden (SE3)
- Sweden (SE4)
- Switzerland