According to RTE, electricity consumption in individuals increased by 4% during the first confinement, while Engie predicts an increase of 20% for the second confinement.

Strong increases that will be seen on the bills. 

It's a very expensive cocktail.

While the coronavirus epidemic continues to rage in France, the two confinements, the generalization of teleworking which resulted from it and the arrival of winter should explode our gas and electricity bills.

For the second confinement, Engie thus forecasts a 20% increase in electricity consumption by individuals. 

New habits, such as teleworking, which come at a cost 

"In September, we were at 222 kWh, and in November, we are at 358 kWh!"

Thanks to his Linky meter, Mathias can monitor his electricity consumption month by month.

He will have spent almost his entire year teleworking, while his partner joined him for the time of the two confinements.

The result: new habits that affect consumption. 

"It's quite dark in the living room, suddenly, I have to leave the light on from morning until night. At noon, we turn the oven or the plates ... And we have the screen of the computer always on during the day, "he explains at the microphone of Europe 1.  

"There are going to be nasty surprises"

According to the RTE manager, electricity consumption in private homes increased by 4% during the first confinement.

Engie, he, for the 2nd confinement on an increase of 20%.

And all of this will inevitably weigh on the bill, recalls Xavier Pinon, manager of the Selectra comparator.

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"A lot of people are paid monthly, so we wait for the regularization bill to be able to take stock of actual consumption," he said, before warning: "I think there are going to be some bad surprises!"

And for those who have individual heating, the bill may be even higher.

This can go up to 130 euros more, says Selectra, depending on the size of your home.