Through this partnership, Clermont Auvergne Métropole and Voltalis enable local populations to have control over their electricity consumption.
It’s because of a free box that thousands of homes will now be able to make energy savings. Labeled positive energy territory for green growth, Clermont Auvergne Metropolis has been mobilizing for a long time in favor of a more sustainable development of its territory. Since 2014, the Métropole had adopted its action plan to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The policy of the Metropolis also aims to combat energy poverty by helping households to save energy, but also to develop renewable energies in the territory.
This is in this framework, Clermont Auvergne Métropole and society Voltalis ont signed a partnership allowing 34,000 homes heated to the all-electric territory to benefit free of charge from an innovative system for controlling their electricity consumption. A solution dedicated to electric heating, free and without subscription. As such, Voltalis offers to equip eligible households free of charge with small boxes connected to each radiator to intelligently monitor and control their consumption while improving their comfort.
Thanks to this new system, residents are offered an innovative solution to control their electric heating more efficiently and thus reduce their consumption. Virtuous for the planet, this measure is also virtuous for purchasing power. » Olivier Bianchi, President of Clermont Auvergne Métropole « The solution Voltalis is a concrete approach to respond to the triple challenge of the energy crisis, the purchasing power crisis and the ecological crisis.
Once equipped, individuals can save up to 15% on their annual consumption and reduce their CO2 emissions by up to 70% while improving their daily comfort. An eco-citizen device, at the service of the security of the electrical network. Its deployment began on October 3, 2022 and will gradually take place in all the municipalities of the Metropolis until 2024. Counselors Voltalis will come directly to meet the inhabitants of the territory to present the service to them, answer their questions and propose an installation appointment.
Established in 2006, Voltalis is the leading European operator of piloting electrical flexibilitya specialist in intelligent management of residential consumption. The innovative technology of Voltalis already enables more than 150,000 European households to save energy and better control their consumption. Developed in France and deployed in particular with the support of local authorities and major players in housing, this technology provides concrete answers to the challenges of purchasing power for individuals, reducing CO2 emissions and security of electrical networks, essential elements of the ecological transition.
