Storm Ciaran, electricity prices and energy renovation… The “8h30 franceinfo” by Agnès Pannier-Runacher

Agnès Pannier-Runacher, the Minister of Energy Transition, was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Friday November 3, 2023. She responded to Benjamin Sportouch and Jules de Kiss.

Storm Ciaran: 523,000 homes without electricity

After the passage of storm Ciaran over the west of France, numerous damages were recorded, particularly on the electricity network. Agnès Pannier-Runacher still announced “523,000 households [qui] in the dark, Friday morning. Enedis was able to connect half of the homes without electricity.” Before specifying that“In Brittany, the storm had an impact on the networks, it was three times stronger than that of 1999. In certain places, the system is literally ‘chopped up’ in the words of Enedis employees.

Electricity prices: “no more than 10%” increase in 2024

As the tariff shield on electricity prices comes to an end, the Minister of Energy Transition announces that “prices will not change until the end of the year”, stating that “our decision with Bruno Le Maire is to make only 1^er February 2024, this price will not increase by more than 10%, even if prices on international markets soar.

Renovation of thermal strainers: “We give owners the means to finance”

While owners will be banned in 2024 from renting “thermal sieves”, these homes with an Energy Performance Diagnosis higher than G, some are worried about not having the time or money to make renovations. False excuses for Agnès Pannier-Runacher: “We finance owners up to 90% of the work, in other cases up to 40%, we give owners the means to finance and be supported”. According to the Minister of Energy Transition, “we also talk about housing where the bill is three times higher than average housing. So it’s a question of dignity.”

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