France retail electricity and gas market
France retail electricity and gas market data is published quarterly by the CRE.
| Indicator | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | Q2-2023 | Q1-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity4 | ||||||||||||||
| Number of sites by type of offer4 | ||||||||||||||
| Residential sites3 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 11,272,254 | 11,136,708 | 10,943,418 | 10,796,260 | 10,712,615 | 10,581,490 | 10,374,937 | 10,234,301 | 10,179,867 | 10,072,244 | 9,950,000 | 9,879,000 | 10,011,672 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 4,442,296 | 4,344,631 | 4,236,193 | 4,136,452 | 4,100,260 | 4,025,859 | 3,929,568 | 3,768,515 | 3,653,740 | 3,517,762 | 3,385,000 | 3,023,000 | 2,744,426 | |
| Regulated tariffs | 19,367,794 | 19,541,878 | 19,751,773 | 19,872,217 | 20,044,283 | 20,179,225 | 20,390,599 | 20,583,815 | 20,776,482 | 20,931,125 | 21,083,000 | 21,304,000 | 21,431,503 | |
| Small non-residential sites3 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 2,159,199 | 1,920,626 | 1,897,364 | 1,885,639 | 1,866,853 | 1,752,684 | 1,730,325 | 1,717,190 | 1,689,534 | 1,559,375 | 1,553,000 | 1,552,000 | 1,554,659 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 1,116,473 | 1,313,497 | 1,312,636 | 1,315,963 | 1,315,769 | 1,400,145 | 1,396,727 | 1,392,494 | 1,389,461 | 1,498,199 | 1,512,000 | 1,477,000 | 1,490,660 | |
| Regulated tariffs | 1,575,489 | 1,602,200 | 1,609,289 | 1,636,527 | 1,622,289 | 1,636,561 | 1,645,467 | 1,655,057 | 1,671,716 | 1,677,888 | 1,658,000 | 1,706,000 | 1,688,381 | |
| Medium non-residential sites3 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 254,539 | 238,720 | 235,404 | 232,548 | 228,813 | 218,970 | 215,061 | 214,060 | 211,943 | 201,301 | 210,000 | 208,000 | 205,637 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 202,135 | 218,875 | 220,295 | 222,007 | 222,572 | 230,720 | 231,941 | 232,329 | 232,948 | 243,275 | 280,000 | 283,000 | 283,047 | |
| Regulated tariffs | 2,393 | |||||||||||||
| Large non-residential sites2 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 54,504 | 50,840 | 50,189 | 49,711 | 49,143 | 46,898 | 46,273 | 44,551 | 42,734 | 42,614 | 20,000 | 19,000 | 21,059 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 45,729 | 49,413 | 49,725 | 49,947 | 50,140 | 52,260 | 52,606 | 52,139 | 51,728 | 51,486 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 26,822 | |
| Annualised consumption by type of offer4 | ||||||||||||||
| Residential sites3 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 43.13 | 43.19 | 42.39 | 41.93 | 41.83 | 40.26 | 39.3 | 38.91 | 38.79 | 38.91 | 37.88 | 38.1 | 39.01 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 16.88 | 16.78 | 16.35 | 16.05 | 15.99 | 15.12 | 14.63 | 14.19 | 13.75 | 13.46 | 12.83 | 12.38 | 11.57 | |
| Regulated tariffs | 84.26 | 86.45 | 87.04 | 87.64 | 88.95 | 87.7 | 88.19 | 89.1 | 89.98 | 91.94 | 91.97 | 92.85 | 94.59 | |
| Small non-residential sites3 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 18.7 | 17.17 | 17.12 | 16.95 | 16.87 | 16.17 | 15.91 | 15.74 | 15.62 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 15.88 | 15.5 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 8.51 | 9.85 | 10.03 | 10.05 | 10.13 | 10.39 | 10.39 | 10.48 | 10.5 | 11.08 | 10.69 | 11.07 | 12.09 | |
| Regulated tariffs | 10.14 | 10.44 | 10.53 | 10.56 | 10.7 | 10.79 | 10.92 | 11.05 | 11.26 | 11.42 | 11.26 | 11.79 | 11.81 | |
| Medium non-residential sites3 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 25.99 | 25 | 24.71 | 23.97 | 24.17 | 23.04 | 22.79 | 23.1 | 22.54 | 21.85 | 26.79 | 26.84 | 26.12 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 17.54 | 18.85 | 18.98 | 18.98 | 19.1 | 19.72 | 19.97 | 20.08 | 20.42 | 21.56 | 26.93 | 27.78 | 29.95 | |
| Regulated tariffs | 0.03 | |||||||||||||
| Large non-residential sites2 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 103.78 | 96.75 | 97.53 | 96.13 | 97.59 | 94.27 | 94.62 | 95.3 | 99.39 | 91.36 | 86.19 | 86.12 | 81.69 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 81.51 | 82.64 | 88.3 | 86.35 | 85.66 | 85 | 87.53 | 87.46 | 85.9 | 87.97 | 81.65 | 81.86 | 84.21 | |
| Switching rate (share of sites changing supplier in the quarter)3 | ||||||||||||||
| All sites | 3.98 | 2.64 | 2.46 | 2.16 | 3.17 | 2.25 | 2.35 | 2.08 | 2.95 | 2.21 | 2.07 | 1.98 | 2.36 | |
| Residential sites | 2.31 | 2.78 | 2.65 | 2.29 | 2.49 | 2.38 | 2.51 | 2.17 | 2.05 | 2.35 | 2.23 | 2.07 | 1.68 | |
| Non-residential sites | 14.78 | 1.7 | 1.26 | 1.35 | 7.57 | 1.37 | 1.25 | 1.51 | 8.84 | 1.3 | 1.05 | 1.41 | 6.78 | |
| Herfindahl-Hirschman concentration index, all sites2 | ||||||||||||||
| In number of sites | 4,300 | 4,400 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,600 | 4,600 | 4,700 | 4,700 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,900 | 4,800 | 4,900 | |
| In consumption | 3,000 | 3,200 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,400 | 3,400 | 3,400 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,400 | 3,600 | |
| Natural gas4 | ||||||||||||||
| Number of sites by type of offer3 | ||||||||||||||
| Residential sites2 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 4,870,795 | 4,855,969 | 4,804,358 | 4,787,179 | 4,792,862 | 4,759,273 | 4,697,140 | 4,680,099 | 4,671,538 | 4,629,852 | 4,581,378 | 4,530,439 | 4,456,235 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 5,440,660 | 5,487,454 | 5,527,587 | 5,583,924 | 5,639,078 | 5,688,543 | 5,738,327 | 5,796,266 | 5,856,717 | 5,908,493 | 5,940,169 | 3,709,265 | 3,693,828 | |
| Non-residential sites on distribution networks2 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 374,645 | 376,310 | 373,738 | 374,655 | 376,415 | 377,784 | 374,763 | 376,252 | 377,602 | 375,980 | 373,167 | 375,014 | 378,323 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 245,992 | 248,094 | 248,248 | 251,343 | 249,101 | 255,039 | 257,207 | 259,637 | 262,345 | 265,617 | 266,465 | 257,538 | 257,711 | |
| Non-residential sites on transmission networks2 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 587 | 585 | 590 | 592 | 594 | 595 | 593 | 588 | 590 | 593 | 597 | 587 | 598 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 155 | 169 | 168 | 168 | 167 | 171 | 175 | 178 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 168 | |
| Annualised consumption by type of offer3 | ||||||||||||||
| Residential sites2 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 41.65 | 41.49 | 40.5 | 41.13 | 41.78 | 41.62 | 41.1 | 40.99 | 43.94 | 43.7 | 43.47 | 43.14 | 45.15 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 51.75 | 52.16 | 52.34 | 53.33 | 55.71 | 55.04 | 55.66 | 56.24 | 62.02 | 62.66 | 63.13 | 39.56 | 42.08 | |
| Non-residential sites on distribution networks2 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 105.03 | 104.88 | 104.93 | 108.59 | 110.42 | 110.63 | 110.84 | 111.28 | 118.41 | 118.35 | 118.43 | 119.5 | 125.08 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 37.98 | 38.49 | 38.27 | 39.22 | 38.95 | 40.32 | 40.98 | 41.21 | 43.66 | 44.74 | 44.46 | 43.73 | 44.27 | |
| Non-residential sites on transmission networks2 | ||||||||||||||
| Market offers, alternative suppliers | 74.98 | 78.96 | 79.02 | 82.32 | 80.34 | 78.45 | 77.6 | 77.54 | 77.64 | 83.99 | 86.4 | 81.49 | 82.33 | |
| Market offers, incumbent suppliers | 24.48 | 28.78 | 28.35 | 24.97 | 24.85 | 28.67 | 28.44 | 28.53 | 28.89 | 33.19 | 30.85 | 35.01 | 34.22 | |
| Switching rate (share of sites changing supplier in the quarter)3 | ||||||||||||||
| All sites | 3.31 | 3.64 | 3.26 | 2.86 | 3.09 | 3.49 | 2.91 | 2.72 | 3.1 | 3.06 | 3.58 | 3.38 | 3.19 | |
| Residential sites | 2.83 | 3.63 | 3.22 | 2.89 | 2.9 | 3.51 | 2.92 | 2.76 | 2.67 | 2.99 | 3.58 | 3.45 | 2.8 | |
| Non-residential sites | 11.23 | 3.77 | 4.03 | 2.23 | 6.27 | 3.05 | 2.74 | 2.16 | 10.3 | 4.22 | 3.59 | 2.34 | 9.57 | |
| Herfindahl-Hirschman concentration index, all sites2 | ||||||||||||||
| In number of sites | 3,192.5 | 3,214.26 | 3,250.76 | 3,276.53 | 3,301.63 | 3,335.57 | 3,396.64 | 3,421.18 | 3,438.88 | 3,470.04 | 3,494.49 | 3,527.01 | 3,577.63 | |
| In consumption | 1,700.2 | 1,723.23 | 1,723.02 | 1,663.9 | 1,691.58 | 1,808.21 | 1,770.61 | 1,778.05 | 1,802.81 | 1,780.12 | 1,735.67 | 1,797.12 | 1,801.19 |
Latest reading
Regulated tariffs stood at 19,367,794 Sites in Q1 2026. That is −0.9% from Q4 2025 and −3.4% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q4 2017 to Q1 2026.
- Latest
- 19,367,794 Sites
- Q1 2026
- vs previous period
- −0.9%
- Q4 2025
- vs a year earlier
- −3.4%
About this data
France retail electricity and gas market data is published quarterly by the CRE. The dataset tracks consumption and the number of active sites for both residential and non-residential consumers. It details market shares for alternative and incumbent suppliers, alongside regulated tariffs and market offers. These quarterly indicators for electricity and natural gas are available since 2014.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the France retail electricity and gas market table show?
- This table provides quarterly data on the French retail energy markets, including electricity and natural gas consumption, the number of active residential and non-residential sites, and market shares of suppliers.
- Which suppliers are tracked in the French retail energy market?
- The dataset distinguishes between incumbent suppliers offering regulated tariffs and alternative suppliers offering market-based contracts in France.
- Who is the source for France's retail energy market statistics?
- The data is sourced from the French energy regulatory commission, CRE (Commission de Régulation de l'Énergie), specifically from their retail market observatory.
- What is the historical coverage of this French retail energy dataset?
- The quarterly series tracking France's retail electricity and natural gas markets begin in 2014 and are updated with each new regulatory release.
