When comparing the prices per kilowatt hour, certain players clearly stand out, to the point of saving several hundred euros for a traditional household.
Who offers the cheapest electricity in France today? The question is simple, the answer is much less so. Between established historical suppliers and the growing number of alternative players, the price differences are real but not always easy to compare. Fixed or indexed offers, more or less expensive subscriptions, green or not options: reading a price list can quickly become discouraging.
To see this clearly, note that on an electricity bill, what weighs the most is the price per kilowatt hour. The subscription matters, of course, but its variations remain limited compared to the price differences for the energy consumed. First lesson: historical suppliers are almost never the cheapest. Their price per kilowatt hour is at the high average of the market. Their notoriety, their seniority and the trust they inspire allow them to remain attractive despite not very aggressive prices. Conversely, alternative suppliers, less known to the general public, do not have this leverage. To convince, they have no choice but to offer lower prices.
The result is very concrete on the annual bill. For an average household, some suppliers show an expense that well exceeds 1,200 euros per year, particularly for offers that are very committed to the environment. Others cost around 1,050 euros. The regulated rate, often seen as a benchmark, is a little lower, around 970 euros per year. And at the bottom of the table, the bill drops to just over 800 euros.
Between the most expensive and the cheapest offer, the difference then reaches around 447 euros over a full year. Even when comparing only more traditional suppliers, the difference remains significant. Switching from a regulated rate contract to the cheapest offer on the market allows, for example, to save around 160 euros per year, or a little more than 13 euros per month. At the end of this comparison, one name stands out as the most competitive in terms of the price per kilowatt hour and the overall annual bill: Ekwateur.
In comparison with the supplier considered to be the most expensive per year, Enercoop, the price per kilowatt hour is around 0.25 euros, compared to around 0.16 euros for its competitor. Over twelve months, the bill thus reaches 1,263 euros at Enercoop, or a little more than 105 euros per month, compared to 816 euros for Ekwateur, representing around 68 euros per month. A gap that could not be more significant.
