Enedis will soon be able to shut off some hot water tanks remotely via Linky meters

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More than 4 million customers would be affected, according to Enedis. Goodpics / stock.adobe.com

This scheduled outage, from October 15, 2022 to April 15, 2023, aims to achieve better management of the midday peak consumption.

Together, they represent 60% of the energy consumption of homes. Heating and water heaters are essential levers for reducing electricity consumption this winter, and thus avoiding arbitrary cuts in homes and businesses.

This is why the public authorities have asked Enedis, the manager of almost the entire French electricity network, to interrupt the power supply to the hot water tanks during the midday peak of consumption, either between noon and 2 p.m. “The warm-up period [de l’eau] will then take place during off-peak night hours, as is already the case for the majority of customers”specifies Enedis at Figaro.

This scheduled outage, which will last from October 15, 2022 to April 15, 2023, will be done through Linky connected meters. It should be painless, since cumulus clouds essentially work by accumulation. The water is heated during off-peak hours, then stored at temperature in the tank, ready to be consumed.

Nearly 4.3 million customers are concerned: “individual customers, professionals and local authorities who have subscribed to a power less than or equal to 36 kVA”, specifies the network manager. The decision was taken by the Ministry of Ecological Transition which published a decree a few days ago.

Enedis defends “energy sobriety measure” in a context of gas and electricity supply crisis. The savings allowed by the temporary interruption of the cumulus are not anecdotal: 2.5 GW at 12:30 p.m. and 1 GW at 1 p.m., according to Enedis. This further limits the risk of power cuts during the peak which occurs daily between noon and 2 p.m. “The Linky meter is more than ever an essential tool for more responsible electricity consumption», Hammers the manager of the electricity network.

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