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This is the bad news that will hit households, the day after the first round of the legislative election on June 30. The benchmark price of gas, which serves as a reference for households to compare supplier rates, will increase by 11.7% on average on July 1, as announced by the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) this winter. The annual bill will thus climb to 1,184 euros on average. According to the comparator Selectra, the average additional cost over a year is 130 euros per household.
More than half of this increase comes from the increase in a contribution: Third-party access to distribution networks (ATRD). It is paid by households and businesses for gas to be transported to their homes, in proportion to their energy consumption. Problem: gas consumption has decreased by around 20% in 3 years in France. So much so that the financial contribution of households and businesses to maintain the 200,000 kilometers of pipes that make up the network must be significantly increased.
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At the same time, the price of gas is also contributing to this sharp increase. “We reached a low point in prices at the end of February at 25 euros per megawatt hour. The replacement of Russian gas by more expensive American gas pushed this level up to 35 euros.”recently explained to Capital Nicolas Leclerc, founder of the Omnegy consulting firm.
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If you want to soften the pain, do not hesitate to put suppliers in competition. According to the Energy Mediator’s comparator, a family using gas heating (14 megawatt hours per year) can easily reduce its annual budget by 10%. Since the market is liberalized, you have the opportunity to terminate your contract at any time, without any penalty. According to the CRE, 4.7 million customers have the choice of signing a contract with an alternative supplier (i.e. other than Engie or local suppliers) as of March 31, 2024, or 44% of households.
