According to the Energy Regulatory Commission, 2.1 million users have an old generation meter, which generates specific costs around the information system, foot reading, control and additional customer contact.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) plans to bill users not equipped with Linky smart electricity meters in order to cover the specific costs linked to reading old generation ones, it announced this Thursday. This proposal appears in the consultation launched by the independent regulatory authority on the future tariff for the use of electricity networks, known as Turpe 7, for the period 2025-2028.
According to the CRE, 2.1 million users have an old generation meter, which generates specific costs around the information system, foot reading, control and additional customer contact. She did not provide an amount, but she specifies that as of August 31, 37.3 million users were equipped with a Linky meter on the Enedis perimeter (electricity distribution), “which made it possible to significantly reduce replacement costs.
Decision taken in January at the latest
The consultation should make it possible to determine whether, from August 1, 2025, users not equipped with a Linky meter “will be liable for a tariff to cover the costs incurred, i.e. 6.93 euros every two months”. This would only concern those not filled due to technical impossibilities caused by Enedis.
For users who do not communicate their index or do not make a reading appointment, “this amount will be supplemented by an additional 4.18 euros every two months, to cover additional costs due to increased controls”, adds the CRE . The decision will be taken following the consultation launched on Thursday by the energy regulator, in January at the latest. This consultation, open to all, will end on November 22.
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