A) Regulated tariffs costs covered by a bill as of June 30th 2011
Green A** tariff-type of client Ig*
20,7%
65,8%
1,1%
0,8%
11,7%
Yellow tariff-type of client Ib*
7,5%
3%
4,1%
41,7%
43,7%
Blue tariff type of client Dc*
5,4%
Green A** tariff-type of client Ig*
20,7%
65,8%
1,1%
0,8%
11,7%
Green A** tariff-type of client IE*
20,7%
65,7%
1,1%
0,8%
11,7%
Yellow tariff-type of client Ib*
7,5%
3%
4,1%
41,7%
43,7%
Yellow tariff-type of client IB *
7,5%
3%
4,1%
41,7%
43,7%
Blue tariff type of client Dc*
5,4% Blue tariff type of client DC*
5,4%
Green A** tariff-type of client Ig*
20,7%
65,8%
1,1%
0,8%
11,7%
Green A** tariff-type of client Ig*
20,7%
65,8%
1,1%
0,8%
11,7%
Yellow tariff-type of client Ib*
7,5%
3%
4,1%
41,7%
43,7%
Yellow tariff-type of client Ib*
7,5%
3%
4,1%
41,7%
43,7%
Blue tariff type of client Dc*
5,4% Blue tariff type of client Dc*
5,4%
Green A** tariff-type of client Ig*
20,7%
65,8%
1,1%
0,8%
11,7%
Green A** tariff-type of client IE*
20,7%
65,7%
1,1%
0,8%
11,7%
Yellow tariff-type of client Ib*
7,5%
3%
4,1%
41,7%
43,7%
Yellow tariff-type of client IB *
7,5%
3%
4,1%
41,7%
43,7%
Blue tariff type of client Dc*
5,4% Blue tariff type of client DC*
5,4%
* According to the Eurostat definitions on types of clients:
DC : Household client with consumption of 2500-5000 MWh Ib : Industrial client with consumption of 20-500 MWh Ig : Industrial client with consumption of 20 000-70 000 MWh
**Note: VAT is excluded from the costs for the yellow tariffs and green A tariffs.
B) Electricity retail regulated tariffs evolution
Evolution du tarif réglementé de vente d'électricité moyen*
en € constants 2010, hors taxes (taxes locales, CSPE, TVA)
* sur la base du portefeuille de clients EDF à fin 2009
40
15 août 1996 15 août 1998 15 août 2000 15 août 2002 15 août 2004 15 août 2006 15 août 2008 15 août 2010
€/ MWh
Tarif vert A (sites moyens et grands sites reliés au réseau de
Evolution du tarif réglementé de vente d'électricité moyen*
en € constants 2010, hors taxes (taxes locales, CSPE, TVA)
* sur la base du portefeuille de clients EDF à fin 2009
40
15 août 1996 15 août 1998 15 août 2000 15 août 2002 15 août 2004 15 août 2006 15 août 2008 15 août 2010
€/ MWh
Evolution du tarif réglementé de vente d'électricité moyen*
en € constants 2010, hors taxes (taxes locales, CSPE, TVA)
* sur la base du portefeuille de clients EDF à fin 2009
40
15 août 1996 15 août 1998 15 août 2000 15 août 2002 15 août 2004 15 août 2006 15 août 2008 15 août 2010
€/ MWh
Tarif vert A (sites moyens et grands sites reliés au réseau de
Date Blue tariffs Yellow tariffs Green tariffs
16th August 2008 + 2% + 6% + 8%
15th August 2009 * + 1,9% + 4% + 5%
15th August 2010 * + 3,2% + 4,5% + 5,5%
*Average increase taking into account the structural tariffs’ movement.
C) Evolution of a regulated tariff annual bill
The annual bill is given for an average consumer at Blue tariff Base for 6kVA power level subscribed (2 400 KWh of consumption, and for an average consumer at Blue tariff Peak/Off Peak for 9 kVA power level subscribed (8 500 KWh consumption, 54% Peak and 46% Off Peak). The bill covers the regulated tariff, the CSPE, the CTA, the local taxes and the VAT.
Evolution of an annual electricity bill for an average consumer at tariff Base 6 kVA
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
15/08/2006 15/08/2007 15/08/2008 15/08/2009 15/08/2010 01/01/2011
Evolution of an annual electricity bill for an average consumer at tarif Peak/OffPeak 9 kVA
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
15/08/2006 15/08/2007 15/08/2008 15/08/2009 15/08/2010 01/01/2011 Evolution of an annual electricity bill for an average consumer at
tarif Peak/OffPeak 9 kVA
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
15/08/2006 15/08/2007 15/08/2008 15/08/2009 15/08/2010 01/01/2011
€ TTC/an
D) Price comparison as of August 24th 2011
There are 2 types of offers that exist on the market:
- Regulated tariffs
- Market prices, either indexed to the regulated tariffs, either fixed prices independent from the regulated tariffs.
Price comparison for a 6kVA Base consumer
Comparaison for a household customer with the following characteristics :
• Power level of 6 kVA,
• Annual consumption of 2 400 KWh Base
• Based in Paris
Bill VAT included, discounts excluded. Source: Comparateur d’offres energie-info
Supplier’s logo:
Name of offer: Regulated price Price difference
to the regulated prices Regulated price Annual bill estimation 362€/year
Source: Comparateur d’offres énergie-info
- 5%
378 €/year 390 €/year
+ 7,7% Comparaison for a household customer with the
following characteristics :
• Power level of 6 kVA,
• Annual consumption of 2 400 KWh Base
• Based in Paris
Bill VAT included, discounts excluded. Source: Comparateur d’offres energie-info
Supplier’s logo:
Name of offer: Regulated price Price difference
to the regulated prices Regulated price Annual bill estimation 362€/year
Source: Comparateur d’offres énergie-info
- 5%
378 €/year 390 €/year
+ 7,7%
*Fixed price offers for the validity period of the contract and revised once the contract expired.
** Prices indexed to the regulated tariffs, except the Off Peak.
Price comparison for a 9kVA Peak/Off Peak consumer
1012 €/year 1049 €/year
**Offre
1123 €/year 1160 €/year
+ 8,8%
Comparaison for a household customer with the following characteristics:
• Powel level of 9 kVA,
• Annual consumption of 8 500 KWh Peak/OffPeak
• Based in Paris
Bill VAT included, discounts excluded Source: Comparateur d’offres énergie-info
Offre 100%
Pur jus HP/HC
Planet Elec HP/HC
*AlpEnergie prix Fixe HP/HC
Name of offer: Regulated tariffs Price difference to the
regulated tariff Regulated tariff Annual bill estimation 1066€/year
% of green energy 100 %
1012 €/year 1049 €/year
**Offre
1123 €/year 1160 €/year
+ 8,8%
Comparaison for a household customer with the following characteristics:
• Powel level of 9 kVA,
• Annual consumption of 8 500 KWh Peak/OffPeak
• Based in Paris
Bill VAT included, discounts excluded Source: Comparateur d’offres énergie-info
Offre 100%
Pur jus HP/HC
Planet Elec HP/HC
*AlpEnergie prix Fixe HP/HC
Name of offer: Regulated tariffs Price difference to the
regulated tariff Regulated tariff Annual bill estimation 1066€/year
% of green energy 100 %
1012 €/year 1049 €/year
**Offre
1123 €/year 1160 €/year
+ 8,8%
Comparaison for a household customer with the following characteristics:
• Powel level of 9 kVA,
• Annual consumption of 8 500 KWh Peak/OffPeak
• Based in Paris
Bill VAT included, discounts excluded Source: Comparateur d’offres énergie-info
Offre 100%
Pur jus HP/HC
Planet Elec HP/HC
*AlpEnergie prix Fixe HP/HC
Name of offer: Regulated tariffs Price difference to the
regulated tariff Regulated tariff Annual bill estimation 1066€/year
% of green energy 100 %
*Fixed price offers for the validity period of the contract and revised once the contract expired.
** Prices indexed to the regulated tariffs, except the Off Peak.
The wholesale electricity market
1. Introduction
A) Main steps in the French wholesale electricity market
- November 2000: CRE validated the initial version of the Balancing Responsible Entity (BR) contract
- Early 2001: first purchases of losses on the market by RTE
- May 2001: first OTC quotations published regarding the French electricity market - September 2001: first virtual power plant auctions set up by EDF (VPP)
- November 2001: launch of the Powernext Day-ahead market - June 2004: launch of the Powernext Futures market
- July 2004: first purchases of losses on the market by the distribution system operator (ERDF) - January 2006: implementation of explicit capacity auctions on interconnections (except for
Switzerland)
- November 2006: launch of the market coupling between France, Belgium and the Netherlands
- July 2007: launch of Powernext Intraday and Continuous markets
- March 2009: a sixth broker active on the French electricity wholesale market
- April 2009: Merger of Powernext and EEX - launch of EPEX Spot and EPD for futures contracts
- November 2010: Market coupling with France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Germany.
B) Balance of the French wholesale market
The graph below shows energy flows between the different upstream and downstream segments of the French wholesale market in the second quarter 2011. It shows flows injected and delivered as well as the transactions on the intermediated French wholesale market.
Source : RTE – data [Q1] and Q2 2011 - Analysis : CRE NB: due to rounding, numbers may not match totals