From February 1, electricity prices will increase by almost 10%. And to avoid a dirty regularization bill, you may want to ask the energy supplier to increase the amount of the monthly payment.
Should you ask your electricity supplier to pay more each month to avoid a huge annual regularization bill? This is one of the questions that arises with the sharp rise in electricity prices from February 1st.
An increase linked to an increase in the domestic tax on final electricity consumption (TICFE). The latter had been lowered by the government as part of the tariff shield in order to reduce the impact of soaring electricity prices on the markets.
From next month, the electricity bill for individuals will increase between 8.6% and 9.8%, or even a little more, depending on the contracts.
Electricity: the tip to avoid the new increase in the EDF regulated tariff on your bill
For customers who have monthly payments, this increase will not be immediately noticeable. It will be during the regularization invoice which occurs in the 12th month of the schedule, the anniversary date of the contract.
If you are paid monthly, you only receive one invoice per year called a regularization invoice. This invoice allows you to calculate the amount of your actual consumption over a maximum of one year. The monthly odds that you have paid are deducted from the overall amount. The difference corresponds to a final sum to be paid or an overpaid amount which is reimbursed to you within fifteen days, explains EDF.
How to change your monthly payment
Questioned by MoneyVox, the historic supplier indicated that it will warn its customers, for whom it has an email address, of the increase in electricity prices from February 1. It is then up to them to modify or not the amount of the monthly payment they pay. To change your EDF monthly payments, you can contact one of our advisors, Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at 3404 (Free service + call price), specifies the EDF website.
To reduce the impact of the price increase, the consumer can also decide to change pricing options by, for example, switching to off-peak hours or taking the Tempo offer, but they can also adjust their behavior in order to reduce their consumption, says EDF.
Mathieu BRUCKMULLER
After a master’s degree in social law in Rennes and a third cycle in economic and social information at Paris-Dauphine, Mathieu Bruckmller… Read more
MoneyVox / MB / January 2024