Electric Hobs

Production and Distribution of Electricity and Heat

In 2018 the total number of appliances in Italian households was estimated at 28,981,000 units, of which 24,853,000 in main homes (those defined by ISTAT Italian Statistics as occupied by resident people) and 4,128,000 in secondary homes. A study performed at European level has shown that in Italy there is a high dominance of fixed hobs (fixed to kitchen/oven), with respect to portable hobs. The percentage is 94.5%, plus 5% of consumers who use both typologies, the highest among all considered countries. As to the penetration of electric hobs with respect to the energy source (gas, electricity, mixed), it is estimated that about 1,433,000 fixed hobs are supplied by electricity, of which about 1 million are traditional solid plate and radiant type, and about 430,000 are magnetic induction type, with the share of the latter rapidly increasing over the past years. It should also be mentioned that the large penetration of natural gas in Italy for space heating has also favored a large penetration of gas-fired hobs. On average, in 2015-2016, 788,000 hobs have been sold (both electric and gas hobs of the built-in typology) and further 306,200 integrated in range cookers. Market analyses show a good increment of hobs sales: from about 792,000 in 2016 to 2,950,000 in 2020, with a predominance of Italian North-Western regions. It is observed a market change consisting of the replacement of range cookers with built-in hobs.

22-07-2022

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