France is Europe’s sleeping giant: regulated EDF tariffs cap retail prices, which makes the battery business case harder — but the Linky smart meter rollout is complete, autoconsommation collective is law, and the prime à l’autoconsommation still pays up to €380/kWp for solar + storage pairs.
Buying in France: use the prime à l’autoconsommation subsidy and the reduced TVA (10%) for systems under 3 kWp. Check your Enedis raccordement agreement for injection limits. Three devis (quotes) minimum. The autoconsommation avec vente du surplus option often beats full self-consumption economically.
Key rules: the prime autoconsommation is capped and reviewed quarterly. Linky meters enable quarter-hour netting. Collective self-consumption (énergie partagée) allows up to 3 km radius sharing. The PPE (multiannual energy plan) targets 100 GW of solar by 2050.
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