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.
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