[New post] As France’s nuclear power production is failing, the government aims to cut the nation’s electricity consumption

Christina Macpherson posted: "  France launched a national energy savings plan on Thursday, banking on apush to turn off lights and lower thermostats to avoid power and gas cutsover the winter. Although the country is less dependent on Russian gas thaneastern neighbours like " nuclear-news As France's nuclear power production is failing, the government aims to cut the nation's electricity consumption Christina Macpherson Oct 7  France launched a national energy savings plan on Thursday, banking on a push to turn off lights and lower thermostats to avoid power and gas cuts over the winter. Although the country is less dependent on Russian gas than eastern neighbours like Germany, French nuclear power production has slumped as the sector struggles to bring more of its aging reactors online out of forced maintenance. The government has set a target of cutting France's energy consumption 10% by 2024 from 2019 levels, a first step in a longer-term plan to become carbon neutral by reducing energy use 40% by 2050.  Reuters 6th Oct 2022 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/france-launches-energy-savings-push-avoid-winter-power-cuts-2022-10-06/ Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from nuclear-news. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://nuclear-news.net/2022/10/07/b1-as-frances-nuclear-power-production-is-failing-the-government-aims-to-cut-the-nations-electricity-consumption/ Powered by WordPress.com