In addition to the application of the tariff in the two municipalities of Budrio and San Giovanni in Marignano, during the year Hera began all the preparatory activities for the transition to the quantity-based tariffs for the municipalities of Ferrara, Castelfranco Emilia, San Cesario sul Panaro, Bomporto, Bastille and Monte San Pietro from residents served by the new tariff system to about 225.000 inhabitants, equal to 9% of the residents of Emilia-Romagna served in 2017 by the Hera Group through the integrated management of municipal waste.