Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies’ X Commission approved a fact‑finding inquiry on replacing seasonal clock changes with a single year‑round time.
- The timetable calls for hearings with institutions, independent authorities, EU representatives, business groups, consumer advocates and academic experts through June 30.
- The review compares maintaining the biannual shift with adopting permanent daylight saving time, examining energy use, productivity, public health and social patterns.
- Official Terna data attribute more than 12 billion kWh of electricity savings in 2004–2025 to seasonal daylight saving, worth about €2.3 billion to consumers, while SIMA estimates 160,000–200,000 tonnes less CO2 annually.
- The effort proceeds as EU coordination remains stalled after a 2018 consultation found 84% favored ending clock changes and a 2019 Parliament proposal faltered; the Italian inquiry could also evaluate a limited trial phase.