Electricity consumption: supplier market share in France Q1 2017, by segment

* Alternative providers: new entrants, as opposed to historical suppliers.

** Historical suppliers: for electricity, historical suppliers are EDF, local distribution companies (ELD) and their subsidiaries. A historical supplier is not considered an alternative supplier outside its historical service area. (see the CRE website )

*** Regulated sales tariff (TRV) proposed only by EDF as opposed to the offers at market prices proposed by the historical supplier and the alternative suppliers.

The market is divided into four segments:
Large non-residential sites (182 TWh): sites whose contract power is greater than or equal to 250 kW. These sites are major industrial sites, hospitals, hypermarkets, large buildings, etc. (annual consumption exceeding 1 GWh in general).
Non-residential medium sites (62 TWh): sites whose contract power is between 36 and 250 kW. These sites correspond to local SMEs for example (annual consumption generally between 0.15 GWh and 1 GWh).
Small non-residential sites (53 TWh): sites whose contract power is less than 36 kVA. These sites correspond to the mass market of non-residential (liberal professions, craftsmen, etc.). Their annual consumption is generally less than 0.15 GWh.
Residential sites (155 TWh): residential sites with a contract power of less than 36 kVA. Their annual consumption is generally less than 10 MWh.