1. Regulated electricity tariffs in France
1.1 Panorama
In 2007, total gross consumption on the French power system was 478 TWh, for more than 30 million connected sites, with consumption excluding losses at 448 TWh. Total French production amounted to 545 TWh.
Since 2000, the downstream electricity market has been gradually opened up to competition (the stages in this process can be found, for example, on the website of the Commission de régulation de l'énergie, CRE). As a result, two approaches to retail pricing coexist:
regulated sales tariffs set by the public authorities based on the cost of electricity (production, marketing and transmission) delivered by the incumbent supplier EDF for this customer segment;
market...
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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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