The movement affects some 6 million households that have subscribed to a supplier offer indexed to this average price, or about 60% of residential gas subscribers. For December, the CRE estimates the average impact at 16 euros, all taxes included, on the bill of consumers whose offer is indexed to the benchmark.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) announces on Monday that the benchmark gas selling price will rise by 5.8% on December 1. This increase affects a majority of French households.
Households that have subscribed to a fixed-price offer are not affected by the December increase.
For these contracts, the reference price varies each month.
It helps suppliers set the amount of their offers and consumers compare them.
This is the fourth consecutive monthly increase in the reference price.
Since the disappearance of regulated gas prices in 2023, the benchmark gas selling price has served as a compass for the market. The benchmark had already risen by 5.6% in September, by 6.3% in October and by 6.6% in November.