Onse

What Onse does

ONSE (Observatoire National de la Sécurité Électrique) is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in November 1995 by Promotelec and Consuel, with financial support from FASE (Fonds d'Action pour la Sécurité Électrique). Headquartered at 88, rue de l'Arc de Triomphe, 17100 Saintes, France, the organization functions as a national observatory that aggregates electrical safety data from approximately 40 institutional member organizations and 50+ operational experts spanning DHUP, Sapeurs-Pompiers, insurers, the electrical industry, health and research institutes, consumer associations, laboratories, and electricity network managers. Its mission is to produce credible and sustainable statistics on the state of electrical installations, electrical fires, electrocution deaths, and damage declarations in French residential housing, in order to inform regulation, raise public awareness, and quantify economic consequences.

ONSE's core product is the annual Baromètre Observatoire Sécurité Électrique, a statistical report synthesizing data across eight thematic areas: installations over 15 years old, fire and damage declarations, photovoltaic installations (IPPV), EV charging infrastructure (IRVE), energy storage, epidemiological data, and economic consequences. Supporting outputs include thematic brochures (housing, common areas of apartment buildings, IPPV, IRVE) and annual public presentation events. The organization explicitly states it has no employees, develops no technology products, and operates no software platforms or APIs; its function is purely data aggregation and statistical dissemination. Notable 2025 Barometer figures include 82.6% of electrical installations over 15 years containing at least one anomaly, 20–35% of housing fires originating from electrical sources, 34 accidental electrocution deaths in 2022, and 238,000 electrical damage declarations in 2022.

ONSE operates on a non-commercial model. It generates no revenue from the sale of products or services, employs no staff, and distributes all outputs free of charge via its website (onse.fr) and annual events. Funding flows from founding members Promotelec and Consuel and from FASE. The organization's website carries a prominent warning about fraudulent impersonators claiming to offer compliance services on its behalf, underscoring that ONSE conducts no commercial prospecting and its sole mission is statistical collection and dissemination. As of 2025, ONSE celebrated its 30th anniversary with the publication of the Barometer 2025 in May 2025.

Name

Onse

Legal name

ONSE - Observatoire National de la Sécurité Electrique

Website

https://onse.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Onse is a French non-profit observatory founded in 1995 that aggregates electrical safety data from approximately 40 institutional members to publish annual statistical barometers on French residential electrical safety.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Non-commercial observatory: ONSE is a non-profit organization with no revenue-generating commercial activities. It collects and analyzes electrical safety statistics with support from founding members association Promotelec and Consuel, and FASE (fonds d'action pour la sécurité électrique). The organization explicitly states it has no employees and does not conduct commercial prospecting.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ONSE is a French non-profit observatory that collects, compiles, and publishes statistical data on electrical safety in France. Its core offering is the annual Baromètre Observatoire Sécurité Electrique, a comprehensive statistical report aggregating data from approximately 40 institutional members covering electrical installations over 15 years old, housing fires of electrical origin, electrical accidents, damage declarations, and electrocution deaths. The organization also produces thematic brochures and hosts annual presentation events.

Product overview

Onse (Observatoire National de la Sécurité Electrique) is a French non-profit observatory organization established in 1995 that collects, compiles, and publishes statistical data on electrical safety in France. The organization does not offer a software product but rather produces annual barometers and publications. Its core offering is the Baromètre Observatoire Sécurité Electrique, an annual statistical report that aggregates data from approximately 40 institutional members and 50+ experts on electrical installations, housing fires, electrical accidents, and damages. Supporting products include thematic brochures (on housing, common areas, photovoltaic installations, electric vehicle charging infrastructure), annual presentation events, and archived publications dating back to 2013.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Baromètre Observatoire Sécurité Electrique Annual statistical barometer aggregating data from multiple sources on electrical safety in France, covering electrical installations over 15 years old, housing fires, electrical accidents, electrocution deaths, and insurance damage claims. First published in 2021 after 10 years of expert work on data and terminology.
• ONSE Brochure - Logements (Housing) Thematic brochure presenting data on housing fires, electrical accidents, and electrical installations in residential dwellings. Updated periodically to communicate safety statistics to professionals and the public.
• ONSE Brochure - Parties Communes (Common Areas) Thematic brochure presenting data on fires and electrical installation conditions in common areas of apartment buildings, providing statistics relevant to building managers and electrical professionals.
• ONSE Brochure - IPPV (Installations de Production Photovoltaïque) Thematic brochure focusing on photovoltaic production installations (IPPV) safety data, providing statistics on electrical safety risks specific to solar energy installations.
• ONSE IRVE Dossier Dossier on IRVE (Infrastructure for Recharging Electric Vehicles) providing data on electrical safety for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, released December 2019.

Quantifiable outcome

• 82.6% of electrical installations over 15 years contain at least one electrical anomaly
• +3 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Association PromoteleccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 1995One of the founding partners of ONSE since November 1995. Promotelec is an association focused on electrical safety and conformity. Contributes to the collection and analysis of electrical safety data.
• ConsuelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 1995One of the founding partners of ONSE since November 1995. Consuel is an organization focused on electrical conformity certification. Contributes to the collection and analysis of electrical safety data.
• DHUP (Direction de l'Habitat, de l'Urbanisme et de la Population)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench government housing directorate that participates in ONSE activities as one of approximately 40 member instances providing data on electrical safety.
• Sapeurs-Pompiers (Fire Services)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench fire services provide data on habitat fires and electrical incidents to ONSE as part of approximately 40 member instances.
• Insurance CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsurance companies provide data on fire declarations and electrical damage claims to ONSE as part of approximately 40 member instances.
• INERIS (Institut National de l'Environnement industriel et des Risques)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench national institute for industrial environment and risks that participates in ONSE as part of approximately 40 member instances.
• INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench national institute of health and medical research that participates in ONSE for epidemiological data on electrical accidents as part of approximately 40 member instances.
• INSEE (Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench national statistics institute that participates in ONSE as part of approximately 40 member instances.
• AFNOR (Association Française de Normalisation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench standardization association listed as a linked resource that participates in ONSE work.
• ASEC (Association Sécurité Electrique et Conformité)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for electrical safety and conformity that collaborated with Promotelec on joint campaigns (e.g., March 2021 campaign on safe online electrical product purchasing).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Consuel: French electrical conformity certification body and co-founder of ONSE. Comparable in the French electrical safety ecosystem, operating the formal certification process that complements ONSE's statistical observatory function.
• Promotelec: French association promoting electrical quality and safety in residential installations, co-founder of ONSE. Directly related to ONSE as a founding partner and a key actor in French electrical safety communication and conformity.

Broad incumbents

• INERIS (Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques): French public institute specializing in industrial and environmental risks, including electrical and chemical hazards. Comparable as a French national expert body that contributes technical data to ONSE while operating a broader risk-assessment mandate.
• VDE (Verband der Elektrotechnik): German technical-scientific association covering electrotechnology, electronics, and information technology with testing and certification activities. Comparable as a European national-level electrical safety and standards authority, though operating a much broader scope than ONSE.
• CNPP (Centre National de Prévention et de Protection): French organization focused on fire prevention, security, and risk management with associated testing and certification activities. Comparable to ONSE in the French fire and electrical safety ecosystem, though it operates a broader commercial and certification portfolio.
• NFPA (National Fire Protection Association): US-based organization that publishes fire and electrical safety codes and statistics. Comparable to ONSE in producing widely cited safety statistics and influencing codes, though NFPA operates globally and with a much broader scope.

Direct peers

• Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI): US non-profit focused on electrical safety awareness, education, and statistical research. Comparable to ONSE in its role as a national coordinator of electrical safety data and its publication of safety statistics and educational materials.
• Electrical Safety First: UK-based charity dedicated to reducing electrical deaths, injuries, and property damage through data collection, advocacy, and consumer awareness. Directly comparable to ONSE as a national electrical safety observatory with similar mission, statistics publication, and multi-stakeholder engagement.

Others

• Eurostat: EU statistical office harmonizing data across member states. Tangentially comparable as a supranational data aggregator, but operates at a vastly different scale and scope than ONSE.
• ANSES (Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire): French public agency coordinating scientific expertise on health and environmental safety. Comparable structurally as a French national observatory-style body aggregating expert data, though operating in health/food domains rather than electrical safety.

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Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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