EDF / 2019 Universal registration document
5. The Group’s financial performance and outlook Operating and financial review in 2019
Electricity and natural gas sales tariffs 5.1.2.3 In France , the regulated tariffs were raised as follows: the “blue” tariffs for residential and non-residential customers were raised by ■ +7.7% (excluding taxes) from 1 June 2019; the “blue” tariffs were raised by +1.47% (excluding taxes) for residential ■ customers and +1.34% (excluding taxes) for non-residential customers from 1 August 2019.
(see note 4.2 to the 2019 consolidated financial statements). In the United Kingdom , a cap on variable residential tariffs for electricity and gas was introduced on 1 January 2019. The cap was raised by 10% on 1 April 2019, then reduced by 6% from 1 October 2019 to reflect developments in wholesale market prices.
Weather conditions: temperatures and rainfall 5.1.2.4 Temperatures 5.1.2.4.1 2019 was a warm year, with temperatures 0.5°C above normal overall. The average annual temperature in France was 13.1°C, just behind 2018 (average 13.4°C). December was particularly mild, registering temperatures 2.2° higher than normal.
Temperatures (1) (2) in France in 2019 and 2018
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4.5
Variance from normal in 2019 in °C
Monthly average temperatures in C°
3.5
20
2.5
+2.2
+1.6
+1.2
16
1.5
+1.1 +1.2
+0.9
+0.8
+0.7
0.5
12
-0.5
- 0.4
- 0.6
- 0.7
8
-1.5
2019
-2.5
- 2.2
4
-3.5
2018
0
-4.5
May
June
April
July
March
August
January
February
October
December
November
September
(1) Average temperatures recorded in 32 cities weighted by electricity consumption. (2) Source: Miréor (data from Météo-France).
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