The TURPE (public electricity network use tariff) rose on 1 August 2026: +3.04% on average for distribution (HTA-BT) and +3.34% for transmission (HTB). This component is set by the CRE (the French energy regulator) and is identical across all suppliers. It is not up for discussion with your supplier, but its weight on your bill depends on your subscribed power and your tariff option, which you can adjust.
What exactly is increasing?
+3.04% on average for the HTA-BT TURPE (distribution, medium and low voltage) and +3.34% for the HTB TURPE (transmission, high voltage): that is the revision approved by the CRE for 1 August 2026. Every contract is affected, whatever the supplier, since the TURPE is identical everywhere. The effect on your total bill depends on the weight of network charges in your consumption profile.
Why is the TURPE increasing?
The TURPE funds the upkeep and modernisation of the electricity transmission and distribution networks. Its revision reflects grid operators' investments and the CRCP (the regulatory account of charges and revenues), which adjusts the tariff when actual costs and revenues differ from forecasts. Build this component into your budgets rather than discovering it bill after bill.
How to limit the impact of the increase?
Three levers act on the network share with no investment at all: adjust the subscribed power to the power actually drawn, check that your tariff option matches your time-of-use profile, and shift some usage to off-peak hours. An analysis of your load curve lets you assess them. At Eneffic, it is the first reflex we apply with every new client, before even discussing an offer.
The 3 adjustment levers
Adjust the subscribed power
Align the power with the load curve actually drawn.
Check the tariff option
Choose the grid option matching your time-of-use profile.
Shift flexible usage
Move schedulable consumption to off-peak hours.
Key takeaways
+3% on network charges from 1 August 2026
+3.04% for distribution (HTA-BT) and +3.34% for transmission (HTB).
The same increase across all suppliers
The TURPE is set by the CRE and applies to every contract.
Three levers with no investment
Subscribed power, tariff option and time-of-use periods can be adjusted without works.
