The elements that impact the price of electricity you pay

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The price of your electricity bill will above all depend on your consumption and therefore on objective factors that will determine it. To choose the right electricity supplier, here are the questions you will need to answer:

- The power you need

- Whether you live in a house or an apartment

- The size of your home

- The number of people who live there

- The main mode of heating

- The water heating system

With all these criteria, you will be able to obtain an evaluation of your annual electricity consumption. You can also have this information on your old electricity bills. This data will be essential for you to find the best electricity supplier for your situation.

The other criteria that come into play when choosing your electricity supplier

There are then less objective criteria which may be involved in the choice of one operator rather than another, and in particular:

- The origin of the electricity: from nuclear or renewable energies (hydraulic, wind, solar, biomass , geothermal energy)

- The possibility of having a different tariff depending on the time of electricity consumption on the principle of off-peak hours / peak hours

- The conditions for subscribing and terminating your subscription which may sometimes be chargeable

- The quality and type of customer service: in branch, by phone call, or online only

- The type of electricity price you will be charged.

There are indeed several tariffs for the price of electricity:

- The regulated tariff which is set by the public authorities;

- The fixed rate which will remain the same throughout the duration of your contract;

- The indexed tariff which will follow the evolution of the regulated prices;

- or the tariff at the market price which may change during the contract depending on the evolution of the wholesale market price.

All of these criteria, which do not all directly impact your electricity bill, will however also be important when you choose one electricity supplier over another.

A simulator to find the best electricity supplier in 2023 in France

At a time when many consumers are wondering how to pay for their electricity at the best price, there are many simulators that can, depending on your criteria, allow you to make the best choice. Among these simulators, the one offered by QueChoisir site is a fairly complete tool which, in addition to giving an estimate of the annual cost of your electricity consumption. It will also provide you with details on all the additional criteria that we have mentioned previously in order to allow you to make the best choice..

The right things to do to lower your electricity bill

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Once you have chosen the best electricity supplier for your situation, it is also very important to apply a certain number of actions that will be beneficial in lowering your electricity bill, and which will also be virtuous for the planet.

Choose the right appliances

To reduce your electricity bill, it is important to consider the equipment that you have at home and those that you wish to acquire. For several years, there has been a classification of household appliances that goes from A to G. Even if they are a little more expensive to buy, it is really more interesting to choose appliances classified A and B. price difference pays for itself in a few years of use. It is also recommended to have electrical appliances in good condition and well maintained. Regular defrosting of the freezer or descaling of the dishwasher can also become sources of savings since your electrical appliances, in better working order, will consume less.

Useful actions to limit the impact of rising electricity prices

Beyond the choice of your household appliances, there are a certain number of small gestures which, on a daily basis, will have a positive impact on your consumption, and which will therefore allow you to lower your electricity bill. For example, if you benefit from a peak hours/off-peak hours tariff, it is important to check that certain appliances that consume a lot of electricity, the water heater for example, are recharging well during off-peak hours. It is also necessary to favour, as much as possible, to use your washing machine, dishwasher or dryer during these same off-peak hours.
The French media also talked a lot about lowering the temperature in homes to reduce consumption. It turns out that lowering the temperature by one degree saves 7% of its consumption and therefore of its bill. Finally, remembering to turn off all electrical appliances on standby is also a source of saving energy and therefore money. To avoid having to do it one by one, you can group several electrical devices on a power strip with switch and thus turn them all off in a single gesture.

Choosing LEDs to save energy

Another gesture that can reduce your electricity bill is to use LED bulbs rather than conventional bulbs. LEDs are a little more expensive to buy but they consume ten times less electricity than a conventional bulb and they last fifteen to a hundred times longer.

Replace your classic bulbs with LEDs

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To switch to led, you can replace your existing bulbs with led bulbs. There are many models, of very varied shapes and powers. There is necessarily an equivalent of your current bulb available in led. You can easily buy them in the supermarket or in your DIY stores. You can also buy them on the internet: in particular on the ManoMano site which offers a wide selection of LED bulbs: E27 with a large screw base here ; or E14 with a small screw base on this link.

And why not buy lamps equipped with LED bulbs directly?

You can also choose, when buying a light, a lamp that already has LEDs. This exists for all kinds of lighting: from table lamps to wall lamps, from pendant lamps to desk lamps... and aesthetically, all styles are possible.

We offer a small selection below:
Ionna Vautrin's iconic lamp, which has been fitted to TGVs since 2017: TGV Led Lamp. Perfectly adapted to our domestic interiors, this TGV lamp combines the high technicality of its manufacture with soft and familiar shapes.

The poetic suspension of Presse CitronTasso. Between mobile and light, this 100% Made in France suspension will bring a touch of elegance and originality to your decoration.


The 100% recycled felt wall lights from the Spanish brand Buokids : felt wall lamps. A sleek and figurative design that will appeal to children and their parents alike.

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We have presented you with a number of choices to make and useful actions to take to deal with the increase in the price of electricity. Fairly unrestrictive as a whole, they have the real advantage of being beneficial for your purchasing power but also for the environment. Then there are larger choices that can be made, such as insulating your home. These are certainly more significant expenses but which can, under certain conditions, benefit from aid from the French state. You will find a description of these aids and the conditions for benefiting from them, on this link. It can indeed sometimes be useful and beneficial to think in the long term... To a lesser extent, making the right choices in the long term can also consist in making the choice of Made in France for your interior. When they are produced in France, with respect for people and the environment, these creations preserve jobs while bringing an original touch to your decoration...