The UFC-Que Choisir is launching a bundled subscription for electricity – Le Figaro

The consumer association expands to electricity offers that had already tested twice for gas. The goal is to get the best deals possible for consumers.

The UFC-Que Choisir launch Tuesday a bundled subscription operation gas and / or electricity to stimulate competition and offer consumers lower prices in deals that are currently available on the market. “The UFC-Que Choisir launches campaign ‘cheapest energy together’, open to all, on the city gas but also developments on electricity to get the best deals possible on each of these markets,” said the consumer association in a statement sent to AFP.

the UFC-Que Choisir has already conducted two group buying campaigns, but only for natural gas, won by the small supplier Belgian alternative Lampiris. “If the gas, real competition is possible for several years due to the lack of competitive advantage of the incumbent supplier of electricity, significantly lower wholesale market prices now allows alternative providers to compete sustainably the regulated tariff EDF has increased 27% since 2011, “said the association.

the cheapest supplier will win

suppliers have until late June to tell if they participate in this campaign, which works on the principle of reverse auction -l’offre cheapest prevail. The UFC-Que Choisir, which also intends to impose on providers of contractual conditions ensuring legal certainty for consumers, will unveil the winning tender on 22 September.

Consumers wishing to participate can register for their free from June 21 to September 21 on the internet (www.choisirensemble.fr), by phone or with local associations of the UFC-Que Choisir, gas and / or electricity. Each of them will then receive, from 10 October a customized offer which it will be free to sign or not until 30 November. A 10 euros will be requested to subscribers for a single energy, and 14 euros for the two energies (5 and 8 euros respectively for members of the UFC-Que Choisir).

Prices that increase inexorably

Following a decision of the State Council Wednesday canceling an electricity increase deemed insufficient for part of 2014 and 2015, EDF will apply a tariff adjustment to the 28 million individual customers who are still subject to its regulated rates.

This retroactive bill will be about 1.5 euro per month over 18 months, according to Minister Environment and Energy, Segolene Royal. But it might not be the last: EDF competing energy suppliers have filed another appeal before the State Council against the increase in prices of 2.5% on 1 August 2015 and seen as too low .