Louise Sallé, edited by Laura Laplaud 7:22 a.m., May 10, 2022, modified at 7:22 a.m., May 10, 2022
Faced with soaring energy prices, more and more French people are installing photovoltaic panels.
Their number jumped by 60% in one year: 150,000 people have now opted for solar self-consumption.
An economical solution since electricity is cheaper, per kilowatt hour, than that of the network.
The price of electricity having increased, and preparing to increase even more when the State will decide to reduce its aid, photovoltaic panels have the coast.
More than 150,000 French people have now opted for this solar self-consumption system, a boom of 60% in one year.
Many energy works companies are showing full order books and activity which has intensified in recent months.
A 30% reduction on the electricity bill
In Mitry-Mory, in the Paris region, Sylvie Folliot has also decided to take the plunge.
She examines her rising bills on the dining table in her house.
Sitting next to her, Cédric Bocquet, director of solar operations for the company specializing in energy works Effy, explains to her how much her electricity costs will be reduced when she has solar panels on her roof.
Installation is scheduled for the end of May.
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"My last invoice, over the last twelve months, showed an amount of €1,640", reads Sylvie.
"I paid, before the energy crisis linked to the war in Ukraine, rather between 900 and 1,000 euros a year," she continues.
"By installing these panels, I will therefore return to an invoice as before."
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30% less on the bill, for an investment of €10,000: Sylvie didn't hesitate when she realized she had an advantage, knowing that solar energy cannot be stored.
Cédric moved to carry out a location.
“As Monsieur said, I am teleworking now, so I can consume what I am going to produce directly”, she explains.
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Sylvie then takes Cédric to her garden, where its roof faces south.
"Here, it's sunny all day. And it's very hot in the summer," rejoices Sylvie.
An ideal criterion that Cédric does not fail to underline.
"The panels that will be installed in two rows," he describes, pointing to the roof.
"A line of five panels above the two Velux windows, and a line of three panels just below between the two Velux windows".
Including the cost of this installation, which she finances using a consumer loan, the price of the electricity produced by Sylvie's panels will be half the price of the network.