3. Costs to be covered by regulated tariffs
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Price breakdown
Tariffs are revenues that are intended to cover the costs generated by :
transport (transmission and distribution): i.e. the cost of transporting electricity (on the RTE network, which generally has a voltage of over 63 kV) and distributing it (on a network with a voltage of less than 63 kV), plus a number of other services, such as meter changeover;
the "contribution tarifaire sur l'acheminement" (CTA) ;
marketing and customer management; i.e. costs generated by public information and contract management, promotion of energy efficiency or energy saving certificates, etc. ;
production costs: fuel, operating and investment/dismantling costs for power plants.
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Regulations
Main regulatory texts concerning regulated tariffs and the public electricity service
Law n° 46-628 of April 8, 1946: law on the nationalization of electricity and gas.
Law no. 49-1090 of August 2, 1949: law amending articles 8, 23, 46 and 47 of law 46-628 of April 8, 1946.
Law no. 80-531 of July 15, 1980: law on energy conservation and the use of heat.
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Direction générale de l'énergie et des matières premières (DGEMP): representative of public authorities in the field of energy; publishes reference costs for electricity production.
Commission de régulation de l'énergie (CRE) :
comments on movements in regulated electricity sales tariffs ;
information on the opening up...
Websites
French Energy Regulatory Commission http://www.cre.fr
Electricity transmission network http://www.rte-France.com
Data on the French power system: generation and consumption
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