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– Many households have opted for EDF’s Tempo option.
The Tempo tariff cancellation offer has been a dazzling success. In one year, the number of members of this pricing option has skyrocketed. It divides the year into three colors and the days aroundan off-peak/peak hours systemwith reductions on the price of electricity during off-peak hours. The blue color applies to the majority of days (300), offering reductions during peak hours (from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.) and off-peak hours (at night), compared to the regulated sales rate during peak hours, relays RMC Cons.
Next comes the color white, which only concerns 43 days in the year. It reduces the extent of the price reduction to 10 and 24% respectively during peak and off-peak hours. On the other hand, the color red, corresponding to 22 days of winter, between November 1 and March 31, triples prices during peak hours to relieve the electricity network. This Friday, December 27, the bill will heat up. Until five consecutive red days can be declared every year, but never during week-ends or the public holidays.
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Tips to avoid a high bill
Users are informed of the color of the next day the day before, by SMS, by e-mail or on their application, which allows them to anticipate their consumption. The Linky counter (required to subscribe to the Tempo offer) displays the color of the day from 8 p.m. To take full advantage of this subscription, it is also necessary to have a regulated sales rate contract with a minimum power of 9 kVA and to have an annual electricity consumption greater than 3 megawatt hours.
During the red period, a period of high demand, it is advisable to use an alternative heating method, to slightly reduce the heating temperature, to anticipate the recharging of electrical appliances and to use household appliances outside peak hours.
