With winter settling in France, this is one of the central concerns of the moment: are there going to be power cuts? For now, it is not possible to say 100%. The executive has established a load shedding plan in the event of tensions on the electricity network this winter, but he also wanted to reassure by explaining that it was the “extreme” scenario, which will act as a last resort. It depends on several factors such as the weather or the drop in household and business energy consumption.
But already, on social networks, rumors are rife. A map circulating a lot on Twitter and Facebook would show the areas deprived of electricity in the event of the implementation of this load shedding plan. According to this map of France, certain cities like Cannes or Bordeaux would be directly in the dark, while Ile-de-France would be spared. In this video, at the top of the article, Clémence from Oh My Fake, explains to you why this card means nothing and why certain Internet users have fallen into the trap.
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