Question 11281 — energy and fuels

Summary

Mr. Christophe Jerretie draws the attention of the Minister of State, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, to the fears raised by the deployment in the territory of 35 million new “Linky” electricity meters, intended to replace all the old boxes by 2021. These devices measure and transmit the consumption of the French directly to the electricity supplier in order to allow more precise billing. If the distributor Enedis, a subsidiary of EDF, defends its multiple advantages, many local elected officials, citizen groups and associations are opposed to it and point out a triple threat. First, on a health level, it appears that the technology used to transmit this data (on-line carrier current with 75 kilohertz radio frequencies) raises legitimate concern, knowing that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radio frequency waves in the “possible carcinogenic” category. Furthermore, the collection and use of consumers' personal data by these intelligent and communicating devices raise questions. In 2012, the National Commission for Information Technology and Liberties (CNIL) pointed out that these meters make it possible to deduce information on the private lives of consumers, such as the number of people in the household, times of getting up and going to bed or even periods of absence. Finally, the gains that these meters can bring to users themselves seem insufficient. Thus, in its annual report, the Court of Auditors judged the amount of the operation, estimated at 5.7 billion euros, “too costly for the consumer” and “economically advantageous for Enedis”. In fact, the company Enedis, which advances the costs installation, will be reimbursed from 2021 by revising the invoices upwards and will thus generate a margin of around 500 million euros. In view of all these legitimate concerns, he asks how the State intends to ensure that the data collected will not be used for commercial purposes and how it intends to respond to the Court of Auditors' summons to make “Linky” meters more useful and less expensive. for users.

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