In 2023, the household electricity price in France amounted to 236.5 euros per megawatt-hour, up from 206.7 euros per megawatt-hour in the previous year. Supply costs made up more than half of the residential electricity bill in the country that year, and increased by approximately 30 euros per megawatt-hour year-over-year. Distribution expenses and the value-added tax were the other major electricity expenses for households in France. The price of electricity for households in France has been increasing continuously over the last decade.
Breakdown of the average electricity bill for households in France from 2020 to 2023, by component
(in current euros per megawatt-hour)
Characteristic
Supply
Distribution
Value-added tax (VAT)
Transmission network
Local tax on final electricity consumption (TLCFE)
Internal tax on final electricity consumption (TICFE)
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SDES. (July 25, 2024). Breakdown of the average electricity bill for households in France from 2020 to 2023, by component (in current euros per megawatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357746/households-electricity-price-breakdown-france/
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