“Can we return to the regulated electricity price to benefit from the 14% reduction? »

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Good news “Procedure”, you can change your electricity contract at any time and free of charge. This applies to the TRVE: even if you have left it, it is possible to return. To do this, you can contact the customer service of EDF or one of the local distribution companies (ELD) if you live in a place they serve, such as Strasbourg or Bordeaux for example.

Market offer or TRVE?

Be careful though, this does not necessarily mean that the TRVE will become more interesting than your current offer, in terms of price. In recent months, suppliers have applied significant discounts to market offers, passing on lower wholesale prices earlier. Furthermore, not all consumers who have opted for the TRV will see their bills drop by 14%. The reduction may vary depending on the option chosen (Tempo, off-peak hours or base).

“The possible reduction is an average (…) The idea being that this would, if necessary, be -14% across all consumers”

“The possible reduction is an average of the reduction of the three offers in proportion to the number of sites attached to each of them. The idea being that this means, if necessary, -14% across all TRV consumers. The impact for each of these offers will therefore be calculated once the average reduction has been formally and definitively fixed, taking into account all the parameters”, detailed the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) to MoneyVox there a few weeks.

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An estimate to make for yourself

While waiting to know the official regulated price for each of these options which will be revealed in January, you can still get a first idea by using the comparator on the energy mediator's website. To do the calculation, you can apply a discount of 14% to the current TRVE, depending on the desired option, the power of your meter as well as your annual consumption in KWh and comparing the result with the price with that of your current offer.

For example, for a consumer using 2,400 KWh of electricity per year who has a 9 KVa meter, the bill currently amounts to 795 euros per year with the regulated tariff. He will therefore earn around 111 euros per year approximately, starting next February, all things being equal. For this consumer, if we only base ourselves on the price, it could therefore be interesting to switch back to the TRV if, with its current offer, they pay more than 684 euros.