Energy sobriety will be the key word for winter.
The efforts of the French in this area will depend on the activation or not of localized cuts to pass the peaks of consumption in the event of extreme cold.
However, the French have very few means of managing their consumption.
Out of 37 million households, only 1 million has a programmable thermostat, according to Ignes (who represent industrial electrical equipment) and the French Electricity Union (UFE).
This is also one of the lessons of the confinements: the electricity consumption had dropped a little while the employees had stayed at home.
This may mean that they heat their homes even when they are not at home.
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"We can ask all possible
eco-gestures
from individuals, it will not be enough: who will rush to unplug their electronic devices, cut off their hot water tank and reduce the temperature?,
asks Benoît Coquart, president of 'Ignes and Director…
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