The executive’s scenarios in the face of soaring energy prices

Unlike many of their European neighbours, the majority of French people do not feel that – for the moment – the historic energy crisis that crosses the Old Continent. the gas price on the European wholesale market broke a new record on Wednesday, exceeding 300 euros per megawatt hour. French households have not seen their prices change since last October thanks to the price freeze decreed by the government. The price of electricity for the fourth quarter of 2022 has, meanwhile, jumped by more than 400% since the beginning of the year. Individuals at EDF’s regulated sales tariff (TRV) only suffered a 4% increase in their bill – those subscribing to alternative suppliers, however, were able to see their rating jump.

The surge in prices is not about to stop. “The prices continue to go up in a crazy way for the next year but also for the following yearsexplains Julien Teddé, co-founder of the broker Opéra Énergie. We project ourselves into a post-crisis world…