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The price of electricity will decrease on February 1st, but not for everyone

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Starting February 1, 2025, some EDF subscribers will see their bills drop by 15%, a change that will affect 24 million households, which is more than half. Will you be able to take advantage of this? Let’s take a look.

In these chilly times, the urge to crank up the heating is getting stronger, and while our environmental conscience urges us to limit our energy consumption, another factor comes into play: the staggering electricity bill at the end of the month. 

Great news for 24 million households: it will finally drop by 15% on February 1st. That's a significant decrease – the biggest since 2015! – following two years of sharp increases amid the energy crisis, the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) announced on Thursday, January 16.


Subscribers to the "blue tariff" affected  

So, how can you enjoy this valuable discount to lighten your wallet? There’s just one requirement: being a subscriber to the "blue tariff" from EDF, which corresponds to the Regulated Sales Tariff (TRV) for electricity, offered exclusively by the company in geographic areas within its coverage. In France, 20.4 million households have subscribed to this, plus an additional 4 million subscribers to offers indexed to this tariff.

Specifically, for subscribers to the regulated tariff, this reduction will translate into a drop in the price of megawatt-hours of about €42 including tax, which will decrease from €281 to €239 per m.

In the next year, according to the CRE, a family of four living in a house will pay 651€ less per year, while a household of three living in an apartment will save 389€, and two people in an apartment will see their annual bill decrease by 107€. This means a majority of French people can expect a very substantial decrease in the energy share of their bill, as highlighted by Emmanuelle Wargon, president of the energy sector regulator. On the other hand, for the 10 million individuals who are not on regulated tariffs but are subscribed to market offers, the changes will depend more on their suppliers, who are free to pass on these increases or not.


A New Pricing Landscape in 2025

This reduction comes at just the right time, as the price shield, implemented in 2022 to protect consumers from skyrocketing energy prices, will come to an end on January 31. This will lead to two planned increases on February 1: first, the electricity tax, which was lowered to its minimum (1€ per megawatt-hour) during the energy crisis, will return to its original level, adjusted for inflation (which means 33.70€ per megawatt-hour for individuals compared to 22€ currently). Next, the transport and distribution tariff, a fee paid by suppliers and passed on to consumers, is set to rise by 7.7% next month. However, for the households affected, the 15% drop should more than offset these adjustments. 

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