US EditionDpe: the Reform in Favour of Effective Electricity on 1 January 2026
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Good news for millions of owners: as of January 1, 2026, the calculation of the DPE changes and will allow many homes to automatically earn a better rating, without any work. Discover the three property profiles that will benefit most from this reform.
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In favour of a little more electric heating, penalised against gas, a reform, which is intended to bring out of the rank of thermal passory 850,000 dwellings, will enter into force on 1 January 2026.
This version, which is more favourable to electric heating, will make it possible to release 850,000 dwellings from the status of thermal colander.
The energy performance diagnosis, or DPE, will evolve as early as January 2026. You will be given details of the technical modification that could give the smile to hundreds of thousands of owners.
On 1 January 2026, the methodology of the Energy Performance Diagnostic (EPD) will be changed in depth. The major change lies in the lowering of the conversion coefficient for electricity from 2.3 to 1.9, thus aligning France with European standards and correcting a structural bias in the energy assessment of housing. Adopted by decree and published in the Official Journal on 26 August 2025, the reform of the EPD is a technical development expec…
The reform of the DPE, confirmed by the government on 26 August 2025 and the publication of the decree, will enter into force on 1 January 2026. At the heart of this change, the reduction of the conversion coefficient of electricity from 2.3 to 1.9. DPE: a new calculation favourable to electric heating Up to now, the calculation of the DPE applied a coefficient of 2.3 to each electric kilowatthour consumed, compared with only 1 for gas or fuel o…
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