A sky of immaculate blue, without a hint of wind.
Biting cold, but not even exceptional.
If this situation arises this winter, rotating electricity cuts of two hours, per package of 200,000 French households or more, may be organized.
This possibility is mentioned by the network manager, RTE, in its latest winter forecasts published in September.
For this to happen, it would even be enough for France to experience a vigorous winter without being exceptional, as in 2012 or 2018, specifies a study by the IED institute carried out for the central social and economic committee (CSE-C) of EDF. SA, and of which
Le Figaro
was aware.
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Organized cuts are a last resort, mentioned several times in recent years by RTE, but never operated to date.
They serve, in the event of insufficient electricity production, to prevent an uncontrolled blackout of the country and an uncontrolled collapse of the electricity network.
“During a blackout, the network
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