Did you know that by concentrating electricity consumption at a particular time of the day you can make important savings on your bill? This is possible thanks to time slots, i.e. periods of time during a day when the price of the energy component varies. Time slots are established by the Autorità di Regolazione per Energia Reti e Ambiente (ARERA), the body that carries out regulation and control activities in the electricity, natural gas, water services, waste management and remote heating sectors.
There are three time slots for electricity market users: F1, F2, and F3. Each time slot is associated with a specific period of the day or an entire day (for example, consumption on Sunday is calculated in the F3 slot) and the suppliers have the possibility of calibrating their offers according to the needs of the users. Here's how time slots work.