French Electricity Prices to Drop 14% for Regulated Tariff Customers in February

The end of the electricity price shield and falling market prices will lead to significant savings for millions of households despite a tax adjustment.

The regulated electricity tariff in France will decrease by 14% starting February 1, 2025, benefiting 22.4 million households and businesses.
This marks the first significant price reduction since 2018, following years of steep increases totaling nearly 45% over two years.
The decrease is attributed to a sharp drop in international electricity market prices and improved domestic production, including nuclear and hydropower.
The government had initially planned a higher tax increase that would have limited the price drop to 9%, but this was abandoned following political opposition and public pressure.
The price reduction will occur despite the end of the electricity price shield, with taxes returning to pre-crisis levels but without additional increases.