Linky meter refractories will soon go to checkout

What’s next after this ad

NEWS
LETTERS

fun, news, tips… what else?

Nearly 3.8 million households in France have not yet taken the Linky meter step. These refractory could soon see themselves touched with the portfolio if they do not pass to the small green counter.

In 2015, the Linky meter deployment campaign was launched. These small green meters promise a simplification of procedures with electricity suppliers, better daily management of energy consumption and our electricity bill. Considered by some to be intrusive, even dangerous, this launch was not without controversy. Today, when their deployment officially ended at the end of 2021, it is almost 3.8 million old meters that are still in place. Or 10% of the total electricity meters in France.

But for the French who still do not wish to install them, the bill could increase at the beginning of January 2023. Indeed they will then have to pay 61€ per year or approximately 5 euros per month in additional costs. An amount that will be used to pay for the relief work of Enedis. A short delay is granted by Enedis until the end of 2024 under certain conditions: do self-surveys every year. Once these two years have passed, however, people with old meters will have to pay the bill, self-read or not. This amount could even be revised upwards by the Energy Regulation Commission by then.

What’s next after this ad

Several reasons may explain the reluctance of some French people towards Linky

Since its launch in 2015, the Linky counter has caused much debate both politically and among the French population. If this reluctance of some can explain many cases of meters not installed, this is not the only reason cited. A spokesperson for Enedis explains for Challenges: “the reasons may be linked to contact difficulties, especially in the context of second homes, to technical problems.” Other French tenants are also blocked by owners who refuse to move in.

source site-56