About 20% increase is expected for energy prices. Here are the reasons, and tips for coping.
Since September 2021, alerts have been increasing on the rise in energy prices. An analysis published on December 5, 2021 in the newspaper the Parisian confirms this trend: electricity prices will rise sharply. This will happen in the winter of 2022. Why is this increase already to be anticipated?
This increase in electricity prices concerns households who have chosen to exit regulated electricity tariffs. That is to say that this increase concerns those whose electricity supplier is no longer EDF. Why ? Because EDF is required to resell part of its electricity production at low prices to other market players. However, this year, the demand from these other energy suppliers is greater, given the proliferation of structures. Some of these companies will therefore have to source energy from the world market, at a much higher rate than that of EDF. In addition to being higher, these prices are also fluctuating, as they are subject to global variations in production and energy demand.
According to information from the Parisian, this increase would be 20% and it will take place in the winter of 2022.
How to deal with the increase in electricity prices?
How to deal with this increase? You can compare the prices of different electricity suppliers thanks to the free tool offered by the energy mediator, an independent public authority. You can also check if you are eligible for the energy check thanks to this simulator set up by the government. The dispatch schedule is as follows:
From December 13 to 17, the departments:
- of the regions Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Brittany, Center-Val-de-Loire, Corsica, Grand-Est (except Bas-Rhin), Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Normandy, Pays de la Loire ;
- certain departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Creuse, Corrèze or Deux-Sèvres;
- the overseas departments.
From December 20 to 22, the departments:
- of the Bas-Rhin
- from Nouvelle-Aquitaine other than those mentioned above;
- from Occitanie and Paca.
What if you can no longer pay your bills? If your financial situation becomes complicated, you have to react quickly. The energy mediator gives you his advice below:
Ademe offers tips to reduce its electricity consumption. Think now about understanding your electricity consumption so that you can act on it: whether by switching to less energy-consuming household appliances, changing your heating system, using LED lamps or even turning off your box in your absence. and by unplugging and turning off consoles and computers when you are not using them, for example.