For Enedis collective self-consumption is key to energy sharing

Rémy Garaude Verdier, European Affairs Director at Enedis, discusses energy sharing and the EU-funded projects Enedis is involved in.

"I am really proud to announce that today we have 200 operations of collective self-consumption," said Garaude Verdier in an exclusive interview at European Sustainable Energy Week.

He stated that this high number shows that people want to consume electricity that is generated locally and to be part of the electricity system.

When asked about the role of the grid, Garaude Verdier said that to participate in collective self-consumption, it is crucial for every consumer to be connected to the grid.

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Firstly, in order to share electricity, everyone needs to be connected to the public distribution grid. Secondly, as electricity generation from renewables is intermittent, you need the grid to export the surplus electricity from the operation and to import electricity when more electricity is consumed than generated.

To manage the operation, Garaude Verdier highlights the important role of the special Linky meter. "Linky is definitely the cornerstone of collective self-consumption."

In terms of EU-funded projects that Enedis is working on, Garaude Verdier highlighted one in Burgundy, France.

To find out more about this project, watch the full interview from European Sustainable Energy Week.