Gas increasing with free market offers, now the fixed price is better

In the market free Gas rates are increasing for both fixed price and variable price offers, due to tensions on the international energy markets. However, at the moment, fixed price contracts represent the most convenient choice for families, offering the greater savings on gas supplies. This is what emerges from the analysis of Assium, the Utility Manager association, based on the offers available on the Arera portal and a single buyer.

The increases on the gas bill in Italy

According to the analysis of Assium, considering the best offer available on the portal for a type of domestic users with an annual consumption of 1,400 cubic meters, the gas bill for those who choose a fixed price contract amounts on average a 1,765 euros per year. By opting for a variable price offer, the cost rises to 1,852 euros, with an increase of almost 5%.

By examining the trend of the best offers in the last quarter, it emerges that in February the rates of fixed price contracts increased by 4.12% on average compared to the conditions of November 2024. In the same period, the variable price offers recorded an even more marked increase, with an average increase in the 9.12%.

“The supplier companies have reacted to the tensions on the international energy markets by retouching up the tariff conditions proposed to users – explains the president of Assium Federico Bevilacqua – On the offers front, the situation has completely overturned: if in December 2024 the offers at a variable price guaranteed the greatest savings to families on gas expenditure, now it is the fixed price that is more affordable “. However, a market that is always in constant evolution; Precisely for this reason Assium advises families, before changing manager and choosing a new offer, of contact qualified personnel who assist them in identifying the best commercial proposal

Fixed price contracts, increases in cities

The analysis of the best gas offers between November 2024 and February 2025 highlights a generalized increase in rates for domestic users. On average, fixed price contracts are climbed by 4.12%with variations ranging between 3.80% in Florence and 6.70% in Naples. North cities record more content increases, while in the south the increase is more marked. Despite the increase, the fixed price offers are currently the most convenient solution for consumers.

The following table shows the detailed trend of rates in the main Italian cities.

Increases in contracts at a variable price in cities

For contracts at a variable price, the analysis of the best gas offers between November 2024 and February 2025 shows a average increase of 9.12%. The increases vary from 8.71% of Palermo to 9.58% of Trento, with increased increases in all the main Italian cities. The rates grew significantly both in the North and in the South, with Rome, Naples and Catanzaro exceeding 8.70% increase; A trend that confirms the current volatility of the energy market.

The following table shows in detail the evolution of prices in the different cities.