The Energy Regulatory Commission plans to charge more French people who have an old, non-Linky electricity meter. A measure that would reduce maintenance costs for old boxes.
This Thursday, October 17, the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) announced that it was considering billing users not equipped with Linky electricity meters, in order to cover the specific costs linked to readings from old meters.
According to the Commission, more than two million households are still equipped with an old generation meter today, while nearly 37.3 million users are connected to the Linky box on the Enedis network. A significant gap noted by the CRE, which wishes to reduce maintenance expenses for old meters by charging users of the latter more.
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The Commission’s proposal is currently at the consultation stage. If it proves accepted, “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”specifies BFMTV.
The source adds that a double penalty will be applied to subscribers who do not communicate their meter reading: “this amount (6.93 euros) will be supplemented by an additional 4.18 euros every two months, to cover additional costs due to increased controls”. The consultation launched by the CRE will end on November 22 and the final decision will be known by early 2025 at the latest.
published on October 17 at 4:42 p.m., Allan Doisneau, 6Medias
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