French Grid Joins With Big Business for Peak Power-Saving Plan
- RTE wants to avoid winter blackouts by cutting peak demand
- Reducing consumption should help France get through winter
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France’s power-grid operator will bring together some of the country’s biggest energy users on Sept. 22 to detail how they can cut demand during peak hours to avoid blackouts this winter.
The government is pushing businesses, administrations and local authorities to reduce consumption by about 10% over two years to avoid rationing and shortages during the coldest months as Russia squeezes gas deliveries to Europe. The continent’s worst energy crisis in 50 years is being compounded by a higher-than-usual number of outages at Electricite de France SA’s nuclear reactors.