The government is starting to prepare the French for power cuts this winter because of the tension on the nuclear fleet. Cuts that will not last more than 2 hours, during the day.
Will you be without power this winter? Six to ten load shedding could be necessary around Christmas, according to the government. Several million people will potentially be impacted at the same time.
During the winter, 60% of French households are potentially affected by load shedding measures. They will be a maximum of 2 hours at peak times: between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., and between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The government has indicated in particular that the current would be maintained in all essential sites such as hospitals, police stations, penitentiary centers, Sdis. A list of 14,000 addresses that will not be subject to load shedding has been drawn up by the State services.
Patients and priority sites
As indicated The Telegram, many neighboring households are connected to the same power lines as these essential sites. They will be spared the cuts.
But beware, “just because we live next to a hospital does not mean that we are necessarily connected to the same line. There may be several different lines in the same district”, specifies Enedis to our colleagues.
Anticipate with EcoWatt
Other homes exempt from load shedding, patients “at high vital risk” hospitalized at home. These will be listed by the Regional Health Agencies (ARS).
If you are not one of these cases, you are part of the 60% of households subject to possible cuts. However, it is possible to anticipate them with the website EcoWattdeclined in application.
It is the best way to know the saturation of the network and to be informed of any cuts. You can be notified directly by entering your address. In the event of a power outage, a red signal will be issued three days in advance on the site.