The good news for 2025 is that the regulated tariffs for electricity have been reduced significantly.
While the electricity tariffs from EDF have increased considerably in recent years (+15% in February 2023, +10% in August 2023, +9.5% in February 2024), since 1st February the prices have been reduced by an average of 15%, depending on the tariff.
For the 10 million households benefiting from the main option, the 'tarif de base', the price drop is almost 20%, reducing the price per kWh from €0.2516 to €0.2016.
Nevertheless, there was an increase in the annual standing charge of 8.2%, due to a tax rise, pushing the charge for a 6kVA supply on the base tariff from €152.16 per year to €164.64.
For households on the peak/off peak tariff, the price per kWh in peak hours (16 hours per day) decreased from €0.2700 to €0.2146, while the rate in off-peak hours (8 hours per day) decreased from €0.2068 to €0.1696. The standing charge increased by 7.25%, from €157.08 per year to €168.48 for a 6kVA supply.
A consumer magazine in France has claimed that regulated prices will rise again substantially in 2026, due to a change in the method used to calculate the costs of nuclear power. The government has strongly denied that this will be the case.
You can find full details of the new tariffs for all supply options on the regulated tariff in our Guide to Electricity Services in France.
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