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This is an announcement that the Abbé-Pierre foundation has been asking for for several years. EDF will no longer cut the current in France when there is an unpaid.
Even in the event of unpaid bills, EDF undertakes to no longer disconnect the electricity. It is a relief in a popular district of Lille (North), where some inhabitants have already been confronted with this situation. “I was cut once. It’s really a hassle (…) if we don’t have the money, they don’t care ”, comments Frédéric Chevalier.
Instead of power cuts, the power will be limited to around 1,000 watts, enough to turn on the light, recharge your cell phone or power a small fridge. On the other hand, it will be difficult to start the heating, and impossible to use an oven or even a washing machine. A scenario that worries an inhabitant of Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme). On the line, he is afraid of not being able to pay his bills and of being limited.