The anti-Linky have been warned: the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) plans to impose specific fees on all French households that still refuse to install a Linky electricity meter. Not without controversy (fears about privacy protection, the effects of electromagnetic waves, etc.), Enedis has generalized this system since 2015, following a European directive.
According to the person responsible for the public electricity distribution network, as of August 31, 37.3 million homes were equipped with a communicating meter, that is, one that can be controlled remotely and capable of controlling consumption in real time. However, on that date there were still 2.1 million old meters, just over 5% of the low voltage fleet (individuals, companies, communities). Some date back to the 1960s.
How to overcome reluctance? The CRE presented its plan as part of a six-week public consultation, which will end on Friday 22 November. This independent administrative authority will make its final decision in early 2025, when it announces the next tariff for the use of electricity networks for the next four years.
If the text remains in its initial state, this is what is planned: from 1Ahem In August 2025, all households that still resist the Linky meter will have to pay Enedis a specific sum. With the bimonthly payment, everyone will have to pay a minimum of 41.58 euros per year, or even an additional 25.08 euros, if users do not send their consumption declaration themselves or do not schedule a succession meeting with this EDF subsidiary – In the case of Linky, on the other hand, the readings are transmitted automatically.
Exemption
The future system will replace the temporary one in force from 2023. In fact, fees are already applied to certain refractory products (the annual equivalent of 56.88 euros), but only to those that do not transmit their consumption rate.
The CRE presents the new amounts as compensation for Enedis, in order to “cover” cost estimates related to old meters. Relative costs “In particular, the information system, footrest and controls, and customer contact.”.
On the other hand, the regulator will exempt from fees users who technically cannot have a Linky meter installed, for a reason beyond their control, among other things, if they live in areas where heavy work would be necessary to adapt the electrical grid. . The exemption could affect about 180,000 square meters, according to a June census.
Among the anti-Linky, members of the association To collect, report and act on the risks related to electromagnetic technologies now fear that their rejection of this technology will lead to a “billing” systematic. Administrator of the National Housing Confederation, a tenants’ association, Jean Thévenot advocates the process of emailing the photo of your declaration to be “better developed, in the mutual interest of users and Enedis”.
