Gas primary source for heating and hot water in Italy

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 21 - Natural gas is the primary source for heating and hot water in Italy, ISTAT said in its report on household energy consumption in 2021, out Tuesday.
    Methane fuels 63% of heating systems and 69.2% of household water supplies in Italy, said the survey from the stats agency.
    Russia has cut Italian gas supplies by about a half due to the Ukraine war.
    At the start of the conflict it accounted for some 40% of Italian gas supplies.
    The ISTAT report said there had been a slight fall with respect to 2013 for traditional and non-renewal energy sourcs (methane, diesel and LPG) compared to eletrical energy and bio-mass.
    Electrical energy systems account for 8.5% of heating and 16% of hot water, the report said.
    Biomass fuels 15% of heating and 5.5% of hot water.
    Solar power heats 1.4% of water.
    Half Italian households, 48.8%, have air conditioning. (ANSA).