2023-06-02 11:27:00
You know the mono-hourly tariff or the bi-hourly tariff for electricity. Soon, you will have the opportunity to choose a rate that might vary up to 5 times during the day. It is the Walloon electricity regulator which is proposing it for 2026. You will pay less if you consume off-peak hours even during the day, and more expensive at peak times… What is the project and how will does it apply?
Today, most electricity meters look like a bi-hourly meter, which calculates your consumption during the day and during the night.
From 2026, thanks to a communicating meter, our calculation of energy consumption might vary up to 4 or 5 times in the same day.
“In the evening, when you get home from work and everyone is preparing supper and turning on the hotplates, avoid plugging in your electric car. We will be encouraged to do so at other times of during the day, possibly at night, at suitable distribution tariffs”, explains Anne-Elisabeth Sprimont, communications manager for the Walloon Energy Commission (CWAPE).
Offer different tariffs depending on the time and consumption peaks:
– More expensive in the morning slot (between 6 and 11 a.m. for example).
– Cheaper in the solar panel efficiency bracket
– A third tranche at higher prices at the end of the followingnoon and the beginning of the evening.
– A rate for the evening and another for the deep night.
Different scenarios are being studied. “We are talking regarding 3, 4, even 5 time slots. We will analyze different scenarios and different consumers. We will also look at those who do not have an electric vehicle, those who do not have a heat pump. all those who may not be able to move loads. All of this must be analyzed”says Anne-Elisabeth Sprimont.
Objective: to motivate the citizen by the wallet and to vary the distribution costs, which represent between 20 and 30% of your invoice. To save on the 300 and 400 euros per year paid by the average consumer today. For this, it will be necessary to have a so-called smart meter. You will have the choice to participate or not in this incentive pricing.
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