Financial support to settle a connected thermostat and reduce your energy costs

As part of a “thermostat plan”, the government has, among other things:

• published one information leafletintended for private individuals, to present different information relating to the installation of a temperature control system in a dwelling;
• and launched the device “Connected control boost of the heating room by room”. This is a financial aid that you can receive if you settle a programmable thermostat connected in your home between 1^er December 2023 and December 31, 2024.

A connected programmable thermostat allows you to set the temperature of the different rooms of your home equipped with a heating system (radiator, heating floor...), especially according to time slots. The connected character of the thermostat also allows you to control the device remotely via your phone, and therefore to adjust the temperature of your home while outside. Your energy consumption is thus closer to your real needs.

For example, you can specify that the temperature in different rooms in your home should decrease daily from the time you leave for work; then, you can increase the temperature in some rooms remotely when you are close to home so that you can immediately benefit from a heat level that suits you. You can change a programmed temperature decrease without difficulty if you telework one day in an exceptional way.

The temperature regulation can also be adapted to each part. For example, the bathroom, living room, and bedroom do not need to be heated in the same way and at the same time.

What is the amount of the aid?

Help for installing a connected thermostat is for everyone, whether you are a landlord or tenant and regardless of your resource level. It is necessary, however, that the construction of your home has been completed for more than 2 years, and that it is not a district heating system. The aid applies only to installations of a thermostat connected to an individual heating system.

The amount of the aid depends on the total size of the heated area in your home (a figure that you establish by adding up the size of the different rooms in your home where a heating system is located).

How can I benefit from this support?

To be eligible for financial support, the installation must have been done by a professional. This aid is paid by companies who have signed the charter “Coup de pouce piloting connecting heating room by room”. These are mainly energy suppliers or businesses mandated by them. Their tenders shall be published and progressively updated here (“What offers are available?”). You must:

• compare the offers of the signatory companies of the charter “Helpful connected heating control room by room”;
• accept the offer of a signatory to the Charter (or one of its partners);
• sign a work quotation offered by a professional (the quotation must meet certain technical criteria concerning the performance of the equipment, determined in the framework of the “nudge” device; you must check with the professional);
• have the work carried out by that professional (the invoice must explicitly mention the installation of the temperature control system and its performance level);
• provide the signatory company of the charter “Coup de pouce piloting connecting of the heating room by room” with certain documents necessary for the payment of the financial support (the invoice, a certificate on the honor of conformity that is given to you by the professional at the end of the work...).

The aid may then:

• be paid to you by transfer or check;
• or take another form (vouchers...) agreed with the company signing the charter.

A professional installer may also choose to deduct the aid amount directly from your invoice. He will then ask for that amount to be refunded.