Electricity Prices Drop in France by February 2025: EDF’s Tempo Offer Takes a Hit

Energy price reductions have been scarce in recent years, so French customers on EDF’s regulated tariffs will be pleased to see a significant drop in their bills starting February 1, 2025.

However, not all subscription plans are treated equally. Depending on your plan, you could save a lot of money… or very little, especially with EDF’s popular Tempo offer, favored by electric car owners or households that can heat their homes without electricity. Another point of frustration is the quiet increase in subscription fees…

The Basic Option Comes Out on Top!

It’s great news for most French users on the Basic option, particularly those who have opted for the Peak/Off-Peak (“HP/HC”) option (which isn’t always as cost-effective as believed): they are the big winners in this situation.

For those on a single rate plan (Tarif Bleu), the price per kilowatt-hour in the basic option, goes from €0.2516 to €0.2016, including VAT, although annual subscriptions will increase between 8.2% and 13.29% at the same time, depending on the power of the meter.

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For Peak/Off-Peak subscribers, the price per kilowatt-hour during peak hours will decrease by 20.52%, going from €0.27 to €0.2146 including VAT, while the off-peak rate will decrease by 17.99%, from €0.2068 to €0.1696 including VAT. Here too, the price of the subscription will increase between 9.09% and 13.80% depending on the subscribed meter power.

Tempo Offer, a Big Loser in 2025

On the other hand, for subscribers to the Tempo offer, which essentially allows for night-time rates all year round except for about twenty heavily taxed days (red) and a slightly more expensive part (white days), it’s quite a setback.

In fact, the average reduction is about 2%, even though the price per kWh will decrease no matter the time of year. Thus, Blue Off-Peak Days will see a reduction of 0.62%, -3.54% for Blue Peak Days, -2.62% for White Off-Peak Days, -5.39% for White Peak Days, -3.19% for Red Off-Peak Days, and finally… -12.91% for Red Peak Days. Yes, you read that right, it’s in fact the red days (when consumption is lowest) that will see the most significant price drop… what a pity!

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As for subscriptions, the increase here is also noticeable, even though these rates are often largely offset by the kWh decrease:

• 6 kVA: +10.54%
• 9 kVA: +11.34%
• 12 kVA: +11.57%

• 15 kVA: +12.7%
• 18 kVA: +18.65%
• 30 kVA: +12.69%
• 36 kVA: +14.13%

Mac4Ever’s Take

It’s hard not to be happy when electricity prices drop, after decades of continuous increases: in 20 years, the kWh rate has simply doubled!

This decrease could therefore save a few euros, or even a few dozen euros every month depending on consumption. However, if electricity prices were to increase again in 2026 or 2027, subscription rates will likely not follow suit… They have still risen between 10 and 12% this year!

Moreover, the Tempo offer remains relatively advantageous if you have an electric car or a fully electric home, provided you have a secondary heating system in winter (such as a wood stove). For instance, charging an 80 kWh battery would cost €10.30 with Tempo blue HC compared to €16 in the open Basic Blue and €13.57 with the conventional Basic HP/HC option. That’s between 30 and 60% more expensive if you don’t choose Tempo, but it’s indeed much less attractive than before, when the same full charge cost €20 in Basic Blue option, and €16.54 in HC option.

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Despite these temporary drops, electricity remains expensive, and I would encourage you to install some solar panels if you have the opportunity. Prices have significantly dropped, and for less than €360, you can get:

– an 800W connected inverter (WiFi + BT)
two 430W bifacial panels (roof or balcony)
5m of MC4 cable (standard)
– access to the Zendure Mobile app

These kits pay for themselves between 2 and 3 years on average assuming you use all the power generated. For a standard home, 1 to 2 panels are generally sufficient to cover your baseline consumption. Don’t hesitate to check out all our articles from our EcoTech series, which also features prominently on battery storage!

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