Around thirty residents of Burdinne’s Renoz park are refusing to pay their electricity bills for their residential bungalows. If the debts are not paid off, the electricity could be cut off for everyone in the park, including those who pay their bills, since there is only one meter for all. The unpaid amounts have reached over €50,000, causing concerns for the safety of some of the more vulnerable residents who require electricity to power life-saving equipment such as respirators. Despite municipal intervention, no solution has been found to resolve the issue. Some residents have taken matters into their own hands by purchasing storage stations and generators to prepare for a possible power cut.
In Burdinne, in the Renoz park, around thirty residents refuse to pay their electricity bills. These are residential bungalows and the supplier is considering shutting off the electricity for everyone, including paying residents.
The Parc de Renoz, in Burdinne, in the province of Liège, is made up of around thirty residences and a single electricity meter for everyone. “I am being asked for almost 27,000 euros“, explains Christelle from the outset.
Faced with energy costs, some residents have refused to pay their water and electricity bills for several years. Consequence: a debt of more than 50,000 euros, also charged to those who pay their bills. Given the unpaid sums, the manager of the electricity network could cut off the electricity and sanction all the residents.
“We have people who survive the night thanks to a respirator and without electricity, these people will be in danger“, notes a young resident, touched by the fate that could await his more fragile neighbors. Pierre, for his part, decided to anticipate this cut by buying a 4 kWh storage station. “And when it’s empty, I’ve got another big diesel generator next door“.
Despite the municipal intervention, no solution has yet been found to pay these bills and the residents of the Park remain in the unknown concerning their electricity.
The situation in Burdinne’s Renoz park is a difficult one, with around thirty residents refusing to pay their electricity bills and potentially facing a cut-off that could endanger the lives of some who rely on electricity for their medical needs. Despite municipal intervention, a solution has yet to be found to pay off the debt, leaving residents in limbo. It’s a stark reminder of the importance of paying bills but also raises questions about the fairness of a system where a single meter serves a community and the consequences that can arise when even a few people refuse to pay.