Should we fear the blackout for this winter? The question may seem recurrent now: it comes up regularly, as the cold season approaches. However, it is taking on another meaning this year: given the war in Ukraine, France’s energy reserves are lower than they may have been in the past… and it will be necessary potentially cope with increased demand from our neighbors as well. The fact is, explains the first channel in France on its site, that energy could be lacking this winter. Should be missed, even, except to take advantage of particularly favorable weather conditions.
To face such a challenge, some are considering using the Linky meter. Enedis’ green box has a considerable advantage: it is connected, which means that it is possible to precisely monitor the consumption of households equipped with it. And therefore, if necessary, to precisely adapt the bill according to the demand for electricity. Because, this time at least, it is not a question of playing on the offer.
In this case, continues TF1 on its site, the Linky counter could be used to reward certain good behavior. In order to encourage each other to consume less energy.
It is a question here of small simple gestures: turning off your box or television completely when you are not using it, installing low-energy light bulbs or unplugging devices that no longer have an immediate reason to be plugged in, for example.
The most economical customers could benefit from a certain number of advantages, thanks to the Linky meter. Its ability to communicate could prove essential to identify households ready to modulate or not their consumption in the event of a peak.
In fact, the electricity supplier could send a message to its customers in the event of overheating of the national grid. It is indeed possible that he recommends reducing – if not putting a temporary end – to his energy consumption over a given period to smooth the effort. Good students would then benefit from attractive bonuses to reward them for having shown responsibility.
It remains to be seen what such bonuses would look like…
In fact, continues TF1 on its site, two distinct systems are envisaged by electricity suppliers. The first is simply to reduce the final bill, in the event of good behavior observed after a request from the service provider. In this case, the degree of reduction in the bill depends on the reality of the efforts observed.
In the second case, the carrot is less immediate: the good students, continues the platform, would indeed benefit from a new offer. The electricity supplier could indeed offer them preferential rates for the year.