Coverage for fuel poverty

Une couverture contre la précarité énergétique

Corinne Chaton () and Marie-Laure Guillerminet
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Corinne Chaton: EDF R&D SEQUOIA - EDF R&D - EDF R&D - EDF [E.D.F.] - EDF – Électricité de France, CREST - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique - ENSAI - Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'Information [Bruz] - Groupe ENSAE-ENSAI - Groupe des Écoles Nationales d'Économie et Statistique - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - ENSAE Paris - École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Économique - Groupe ENSAE-ENSAI - Groupe des Écoles Nationales d'Économie et Statistique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Marie-Laure Guillerminet: ADEME - Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie

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Abstract: The French government implemented energy price shields in the fall of 2021 to protect the French households and their purchasing power. We propose another measure to cover households against fuel poverty: an insurance that guarantees a minimum level of energy to households. It applies to non-fuel-poor households and is differentiated by income and housing characteristics. For illustration, we focus on non-fuel poor households that live in all-electric dwellings and whose electricity price is regulated. We estimate that 2.06 TWh are needed to guarantee the minimum level of electricity to these households. This measure will be less expensive than the cost of the tariff shield for those households as long as the sourcing price of electricity stays under 803€/MWh!

Keywords: Bouclier tarifaire; Assurance énergie; Précarité énergétique (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-07
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Published in Revue Economique, 2025, 76 (4), pp.567-623

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