CRE Cuts Gaz Benchmark 4.8% on 1 June 2026
Gaz gets cheaper on 1 June 2026, with the Commission de régulation de l’énergie cutting the gas price benchmark by 4.8%. The move follows a 15.4% jump in May and leaves about 6 million French households with a lower June bill.
CRE and 6 million homes
1.26 euro TTC is the expected drop in the average monthly bill in June 2026, according to the regulator. That change will reach households that subscribed to offers indexed on the CRE reference price, a group of about 6 million customers who now move from May's higher level to a lower benchmark at the start of the summer billing cycle.
142.50 euros per megawatt-hour TTC was the starting point for January 2026, before the spring swing pushed pricing higher. The benchmark's 4.8% cut on 1 June comes after the May increase, so the June relief does not erase the prior run-up; it only reverses part of it.
TTF Moves 31.959 to 74
31.959 euros/MWh was the Dutch TTF reference price on 27 February, and it climbed to more than 45 euros/MWh in May after reaching peaks of 74 euros/MWh on 19 March. The CRE data show a 42% rise from the start of the conflict, linking the spring move to Middle East tensions and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, which paralysed nearly 20% of global oil and LNG flows.
32 euros per megawatt-hour was the TTF level around the end of February, before the surge accelerated. Early 2026 had been relatively favorable for consumers, but the seasonal easing at the end of the heating period was interrupted by the spring spike, and that left the June cut as a partial reset rather than a full reversal.
June bills and pricing risk
4.8% is the cut households will see in the benchmark on 1 June 2026, but the path from February to May shows how fast the reference can move when geopolitical risk hits gas and LNG markets. For households on indexed offers, the practical result is straightforward: a smaller June payment, but one that still sits above the January starting point.
1.26 euro TTC is the only bill change CRE has put on the table for June, and it gives affected customers a clear marker to check against their contract terms. The next billing statement should show whether the lower benchmark has filtered through as expected; if it does, the June price step becomes the first measurable relief after May's increase.
