2023-11-24 18:48:39
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 17 minutes ago, Updated 15 minutes ago
The experiment, which has yet to be validated, would last only two hours. GoodPics / stock.adobe.com
Around 200,000 subscribers notified in advance should participate in this experiment, which must still obtain the approval of the Superior Energy Council.
Ten euros. Households participating in the experiment planned this winter to avoid possible load shedding during a peak in electricity consumption, by briefly reducing the power of the meter, could be compensated, we learned this Friday from the Ministry of Energy Transition . The experiment, which must still obtain the approval of the Higher Energy Council on Thursday and then be the subject of a decree Official newspaperwill consist of lowering, for two hours, the electrical power available in an area covering approximately 200,000 subscribers notified in advance.
Households in the affected area are considered participants by default. “Participants in the area would receive a bonus of 10 euros for the two hours concerned» et «those refusing to participate could report to Enedis to be removed from the experiment», Specified the ministry. The test, which drew criticism, was initially scheduled to last four hours.
The aim of the operation is to verify that it is possible to continue to supply everyone, even if it means reducing power for some, rather than making cuts in the event of extreme tension on the network, as had been envisaged during winter 2022-2023 because EDF’s nuclear fleet was unable to produce enough. “For the experiment to be convincing, it must be carried out during a peak in consumption. It is therefore logical to consider such an experiment in winter rather than in summer.“, when the heaters are running, the ministry underlined.
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Electric power will drop to 3 kVA
For participating households, the electrical power available at the meter will drop to 3 kVA (kilovolt-ampere), a minimum which guarantees “maintaining lighting and key equipment such as fridge, freezer, phone charging», excluding heating. The available power of Linky residential meters is generally 6 kVA in homes. This is the case for 60% of Enedis customers.
A small minority of customers (4%), or 1.3 million subscribers, are however satisfied with a lower power of 3 kVA. This subscription does not allow you to activate the modulated peak/off-peak or Tempo rate, which encourages you to save electricity on certain days in winter, but it is cheaper. The test has nothing to do with any electricity supply problem. The CEO of EDF Luc Rémont also recalled on Friday that France could approach winter “with confidence» even if «we must remain vigilant» and while calling for continued sobriety efforts.
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