Frankfurt Germany 6 -9 June 2011 What Linky

Frankfurt (Germany), 6 -9 June 2011 What Linky has to offer Linky PLC Concentrator GPRS Linky IS Customer LV network Secondary substation Telecom network Control room IIII Tariff schedule + mobile peak tariffs IIII 8 “contacts” (electrical equipments management) IIII Location for a radio transmitter (real-time delivery of information to the home) IIII Load curve and index readings IIII Producer functionalities (development of renewable energies) IIII Management of the local loop via the system 1 Jean-Marie BERNARD – ERDF – Projet Linky

Frankfurt (Germany), 6 -9 June 2011 A successful pilot implementation 1 2 Test the roll-out processes 3 Develop an automaton (“Linky IS”) Confirm costs IIII Installation of data concentrators: target fully met (4, 600) IIII Installation of meters: 90% of the target has been met (9 per fitter/day) IIII Installation time in line with objectives IIII Less than 1% of complaints IIII Interoperability of equipments (meters & DCs) Figures from 31 st March, 2011 2 Jean-Marie BERNARD – ERDF – Projet Linky

Frankfurt (Germany), 6 -9 June 2011 Three areas of feedback: CUSTOMERS IIII Confidence in the services provided by ERDF IIII A natural expectation for free and straightforward services IIII Concern firstly about cost and secondly about environmental issues TECHNOLOGY IIII Reliability and efficiency of first-generation PLC systems capable of delivering Linky services to the customer IIII Proven interoperability of equipments (meters & DCs) AGREEMENT IIII During the experiment, the working groups led by the regulator made a further request for 8 “contacts” to enable customers to manage their equipments Linky, an essential component in the implementation of both Smart Grids and DSM Jean-Marie BERNARD – ERDF – Projet Linky 3

Frankfurt (Germany), 6 -9 June 2011 Next steps III Present our feedback to the public authorities, in order to get their “GO” this summer III Start the general roll-out III Get ready for the future (2015) III Confirm the possibilities of 3 rd generation PLC through specific pilots III Develop the system’s network functionalities III Take part in the development of DSM services III Include Linky in ERDF’s international offers III Develop new “components” for the Smart Grids project, through cross-border and cross-discipline cooperation “GO!” 2009 2011 Pilot 2018 Step-by-step roll-out summer 2011 Jean-Marie BERNARD – ERDF – Projet Linky 4