EDF has sent a warning message: why thousands of French people will have to limit their electricity consumption this Friday ?

La durée des jours rouges n’est pas fixée à l’avance (illustration). MAXPPP – Patrice MASANTE

EDF a envoyé un message à des milliers de Français pour les informer que ce vendredi 27 décembre 2024 est un jour rouge. On vous explique de quoi il s’agit.

The electricity supplier EDF recently sent an SMS and an email alert to thousands of French people to inform them of worrying news. Although some may think that this is a fake message or an attempt at fraud, this is not the case: it is an official communication to be taken very seriously.

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According to linternaute, late this morning, a message was sent to mobile phones and email boxes, announcing: “Tomorrow, Friday December 27, 2024, is a TEMPO RED day”. Those who received this message should pay attention to it, as it could have a serious impact on their budget.

875,000 households affected

The alert concerns French people who have subscribed to a “Tempo” electricity contract, i.e. around 875,000 households. This offer allows you to benefit from advantageous rates for most of the year, but on certain days – called “red days” – the price of kWh can skyrocket, thus increasing the electricity bill. It is therefore strongly advised to limit your consumption on these days.

On December 27, for example, the rate will be almost five times higher. Instead of paying 0.1609 euros/kWh, customers will have to pay 0.7562 euros/kWh. For an average daily consumption of 13 kWh in a 60 m² apartment, this represents 2.09 euros in normal times, compared to 9.83 euros on a red day. In a 120 m² house with four people, the average consumption is 30 kWh, which means a bill of 4.83 euros in normal times, compared to 22.69 euros on a “red” day.

How to limit your consumption?

To limit the impact on the bill, it is advisable to postpone using the washing machine and dishwasher, lower the heating by 1°C and unplug electronic devices as much as possible.

The duration of red days is not set in advance: it is decided the day before and can last up to five consecutive days. It is therefore important to monitor your electricity consumption.