Barthélémy Philippe / Photo credit: MATHIEU THOMASSET / HANS LUCAS / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP 06:16, May 30, 2023

From 30 June, the France will end the regulated gas tariff in order to comply with EU rules. Partly set by the public authorities since 2007, and reserved for customers of historical suppliers, this tariff concerns 2.55 million households.

It concerns about 20% of subscribers to a natural gas supply in France. But as of June 30, the France will end the regulated tariff for the sale of gas in order to comply with European rules. A price partly set by the public authorities since 2007, and reserved for customers of historical suppliers, mainly Engie and local operators.

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By 30 June, the households concerned, which will therefore see their contract come to an end, will be able to change and choose among the various operators such as TotalEnergies, Eni or Antargaz. For better or for worse because prices - indexed to gas market prices - are much more volatile than with the regulated tariff.

An automatic switch to another contract

And anyone who decides not to change anything will automatically switch to a new contract. At Engie, for example, this is the Passerelle offer, whose tariff is calculated by the energy regulatory commission. "We advise to switch to the gateway offer. The calculation of the price per kilowatt hour is interesting. We know the nature of indexing and we know that it is not too volatile. And if a better offer arises in the future, we can get out of this bridging offer. Free of charge, and without cancellation fees," explains Lucile Buisson, project manager at UFC-Que-Choisir.

In April, according to Engie, the Passerelle tariff would have been 3% higher compared to the regulated gas tariff. This is equivalent to 50 euros on the annual bill.