Energy crisis: the guaranteed electricity tariff and support for SMEs slightly reinforced

The forestay is still fine-tuning its aid for businesses hit by soaring energy costs. The guaranteed rate of €280 per megawatt hour will finally be applied to each invoice, rather than calculated over the whole of 2023. This logic of ceiling price, rather than annual average, will however only be followed by EDF, Engie, TotalEnergies and “a few others”, indicated the government, at the end a meeting with suppliers. In total, this measure, announced by surprise in January, should cost 500 million euros, 60% supported by the State. Which urges businesses to complete the certificate which entitles them to this device, as well as to the “electricity shock absorber” and the “tariff shield” : barely a third of potential beneficiaries have already accomplished this approach. Finally, the most vulnerable SMEs will be able to access a “case by case” treatment of their difficulties: in the event of failure to renegotiate their energy contract, they must seek their departmental adviser on emerging from the crisis. If, after examination, their “sustainability” seems effectively threatened, the authorities will try to obtain from their supplier any “adjustments”.