The gas bill will increase by 11.7% on average on July 1, announces the energy regulatory commission

The amount of the gas bill for millions of French people will increase on average by 11.7% in July compared to June, mainly due to an increase in distribution costs, the commission announced on Monday June 10. energy regulation. The body emphasizes that the reference price of gas published “for information” for July will however remain 3.5% lower than that of January.

For the national energy mediator, the increase in the transmission rate charged to suppliers should be passed on to the vast majority of the approximately 10 million residential customers connected to the GRDF distribution network.