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In which municipalities do we consume the most electricity?

2022-08-26T17:38:37.396Z


FIG DATA - Annual per capita consumption reveals astonishing disparities across France. Decryption.


France is sinking a little deeper every day into an unprecedented energy crisis.

The war in Ukraine has caused energy prices to skyrocket on international markets, while the summer drought is undermining already desperate power generation capacities.

For many, the threat of occasional blackouts during the winter cannot be ruled out.

Faced with these dangers, the French territories are not on an equal footing.

There are strong disparities in electricity consumption per capita at the municipal level.

A complex phenomenon that has multiple causes.

We consume more electricity in the South-East of France

Contrary to what intuition might suggest, it is in the Southeast that household electricity consumption is highest.

In Saint-Raphaël (Var), an inhabitant thus consumes 4.2 MWh per year, practically twice the national average.

By way of comparison, that of a Stéphanois is around 1.3 MWh.

Astonishing figures as the temperature difference between…

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Source: lefigaro

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