A new “bill decree”, the second after that of April, was approved by the Council of Ministers to put a stop to the costs of electricity and gas.
An expense of just over three billion euros to allow the extension of some measures, such as thecancellation of the rates relating to system charges of domestic and non-domestic users and the VAT reduction on gas bills to 5% (this measure costs 480 million). There will also be one extension of the “social bonus” for families with low incomes or in serious health conditions. the benefit will also be recognized for the first quarter of 2022. The income thresholds for accessing the bonus are 8 thousand euros for the first quarter of 2022 and 12 thousand for the second and third quarters of 2022, upon presentation of the ISEE certification.
This was announced by Prime Minister Mario Draghi at a press conference, explaining that it will be increased «the storage of natural gas by granting loans to companies in the sector “.
After the new government decree, Arera, the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment, announced that “the third quarter of 2022 for the typical family under protection a slight increase in the electricity bill+ 0.4%, while the gas bill will remain stable, without any variation “. Without the government’s measures, however, there would have been “a variation of around 45% of the gas bill and 15% of the electricity bill”.
To defend against the expensive bills, there are also the advice ofNational Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development. Enea aims to protect the environment, but also to save money. According to the calculations made by the institution, with the right measures, up to 1.8 billion cubic meters of methane gas per year could be saved nationally, approximately 2.5% of Italian consumption in 2021.
The first attention must be on the choice of the air conditioner model. “Regardless of the technology, air conditioners are always preferred energy class higher than A because, in addition to a reduction in CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, they consume much less ». Air conditioners with inverter control system are more expensive but preferable to those equipped with on-off technology because energy consumption and noise are lower.
Never get too cold. They are enough two or three degrees lower than the outside temperature. To eliminate the oppressive sensation of heat caused by humidity, it is advisable to activate the dehumidification function. According to the simulations made by Enea, bringing the thermostat from 26 to 28 ° C can save about 25% of energy.
Obviously the windows must be closed, but also the shutters and the roller shutters must be lowered during the hottest hours of the day. «Closing the shutters, lowering the shutters or shielding the windows in the central hours of summer days allows to reduce the energy required by the air conditioners. The savings due to this measure vary according to the exposure of the house and the quantity of glazed surfaces, but it is estimated that it allows savings of up to 25% on average of the initial consumption ».
They go he closed the doors too. «The air conditioner cools and dehumidifies the environment in which it is installed by transferring heat and humidity to the outside. The entry into the room of “new” hot air forces the equipment to perform additional work to bring the temperature and humidity to the required levels, with a consequent waste of energy ».
The air conditioner must be in top of the wall because the cold air tends to descend and mix with the hot air which instead tends to rise. It is not recommended to install a single air conditioner, for example in the corridor to try to cover several parts of the house. Better one for each room.
To avoid dispersion it is necessary thermally insulate the refrigerant circuit pipes present outside the house. The outside of the air conditioner must not be exposed to the sun and bad weather.
The advice is to do not keep the air conditioners on all the timebut to use all the time limitation functions: timer or night function.
Air filters and fans must be cleaned at the first seasonal ignition and at least every two weeks. The tightness of the gas circuit must also be checked.
Also in the rest of the house you have to look at the savings rules. One tip is to replace incandescent bulbs with LEDs that produce less heat. In general, it would be advisable to have an energy diagnosis of the building carried out by a technician to evaluate it state of thermal insulation of walls and windows and the efficiency of air conditioning systems.
«The installation of solar thermal and photovoltaic panels it can allow homes to be completely independent from external supplies of electricity and / or other fuels. The use of thermal solar panels can fully cover the needs of a family for the production of domestic hot water from April to October, saving about 175 cubic meters of gas ».
For the installation of solar thermal systems it is possible to access the Thermal Account 2.0, to tax deductions of 50% (home bonus) and 65% (eco-bonus). The same thing applies to the installation of heat pumps, if they are intended to replace the old system. For photovoltaic systems there is the home bonus incentive with a 50% deduction.
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Source: Vanity Fair
