This system will be reviewed in 2025, in particular to establish off-peak periods in the afternoon, and to encourage electric vehicles.
“Off-peak” hours at 5 p.m. will soon be over. Interviewed by France Info this Sunday, December 29, the president of the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), Emmanuelle Wargon, spoke about the next overhaul of the system.
“At the CRE, we are attached to off-peak hours, we want to better position them, because some are poorly located, around 7/8 a.m. or around 5 p.m.,” she explained.
This system should be reviewed in mid-2025, and each individual will be contacted by their energy access provider in due time. CRE projects notably involve creating off-peak periods in the afternoon, particularly in summer.
“We must guarantee that off-peak hours remain advantageous. Today you need 30% of your consumption during off-peak hours for this to become attractive,” underlines Emmanuelle Wargon.
Currently, the peak/off-peak package is more expensive than the basic package, as EDF explains. You must therefore be able to program your household appliances, have a water tank to heat, or have an electric vehicle.
The regulated tariff defended
The senior official also defended the regulated tariff: it is the subject of criticism, from the competition authority for example, which recommended in November its elimination to allow better competition on the electricity market.
“We continue to defend it: we do not have the same point of view as the Competition Authority. It is smoothed out and helps avoid shocks,” says Emmanuelle Wargon.
On the occasion of the announcement of the future 14% reduction in this tariff, in February, she re-explained the underlying calculation: the “TRV” involves the market price, as well as taxation and transport costs. network maintenance. Market prices include an average of daily prices over the past two years. “This corresponds to buying a little electricity every day in 2023 and 2024, to set the price for 2025,” she explained.
This explains why this tariff took longer to drop after the peak experienced in 2022 during the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Alternative suppliers were quicker to pass on the lower market price. Conversely, the TRV protects in the event of an increase.
Emmanuelle Wargon estimated that for an average bill of around 1,400 euros per year, the next reduction this winter will save around 200 euros.
