“If it’s really cold this winter, we can achieve targeted power cuts”, announces the president of the Energy Regulatory Commission

“If it’s really cold this winter and EDF is late in reopening the nuclear reactors, we will go into exceptional measures”, warned Monday, September 19 on franceinfo Emmanuelle Wargon, president of the Energy Regulation Commission (CRE), about the tension on electricity and gas as winter approaches in France.“There will never be a gas cut in private homes”, she assured.

“With regard to electricity, in the most difficult cases we can achieve targeted cuts, for a few hours, localized on a relatively small scale, a municipality or a district, and having warned beforehand”.

Emmanuelle Wargon

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According to her, “this is normally a case that should not occur” and she adds that areas will be protected: “Typically, if there is a hospital in an area, the electricity will not be cut off.” Emmanuelle Wrgon adds that “if the winter is moderate or mild, it will go well overall” but that “if the winter is cold, it will be more tense”.

“This is why the only lever that really depends on each of us, sobriety, must be activated”continues the President of the Energy Regulatory Commissionciting several examples of gestures “which make the difference”: “It’s for example running the machines at night when you can, paying attention to the way you cook by putting a lid on the pan, for example, trying to start your heating at times a little out of point”.

Finally, the president of the CRE announces that a consultation will be launched “during the week” in order to “revise the electricity tariffs during peak hours and off-peak hours”. According to the former minister, “these tariffs must be more attractive for the French because it is a tariff that allows consumption to be shifted”.