
The association offers fixed price contracts and access to PPAs to combat the energy emergency
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The energy emergency has led to an increase in market prices, pushing sector associations to seek solutions to decouple the price of electricity from that of gas.
Accelerate on renewables "by unlocking 4 thousand existing projects for 150 GW now held back by bureaucracy mostly at the level of local authorities", and support fixed price contracts and access to PPAs, Power Purchase Agreements for companies. This is the path of intervention against the energy emergency according to Elettricità futuro, the association that brings together companies in the sector.
"We need to support the use of fixed price contracts.
They guarantee stable prices for 24-36 months and 30-40% lower than market prices. For example, even today, with the PUN at 220 euros per MWh, a family finds offers with the energy component at 160 euros/MWh", explains the association.
"Solutions are already being found for businesses too, with PPAs, which allow them to have energy at 75 euros per MWh, in practice a third of the market price. For businesses, in addition to fixed prices, it is necessary to expand access to PPAs with renewable sources which already today allow the price of electricity to be decoupled from that of gas".

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