EDF has a little trouble getting through the winter

[Did67]

Some precautions had been taken "just in case" ... but nothing serious had happened!

The answer is in the following article: in France the "peak" was 88,8 MW, against 102 in 2012 ... It is roughly 15% less ... In Belgium, the climate must have been almost as "lenient" ...

[Christophe]

Boahhh 6 emergency actions waaaaw ....while it would be enough to prohibit SYSTEMATICALLY electric heating in the new building and speculative rental !!

Ah yes, that would displease wealthy property owners and developers who will lose a few% of profitability on their investments ... so what ????

Is France's energy supply worth less than property speculation?

[dede2002]

here in Geneva, it's been banned for 30 years!

http://www.notrecourant.ch/exemples/%5B ... es-lectriq

[Christophe]

I didn't know: it's a very good decision !!

And in the other Swiss cantons?

[dede2002]

Almost all.

http://www.energie-environnement.ch/mai ... electrique

Except those who are at the foot of the dams ...

[moinsdewatt]

The manager of the French electric transport network RTE yesterday presented his analysis of the supply-demand balance for winter 2016-2017. He announced that security of supply will be "more difficult to ensure" than in previous winters. Explanations.
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source: http://www.connaissancedesenergies.org/ ... ver-161109

[Christophe]

It makes a lot of difference ... although I find it hard to understand that an average past availability is between 2 fairly different values ​​(???)

The voltage drop is interesting and can be quickly implemented to lower the overall power consumed in resistive heating, but some devices (fridge, electronics ...) may appreciate moderately if it lasts too long ...

How else to explain the inflection point S52 of the estimates?

Burnt cars heating the streets?

Don't tell me that we already know that this week will be "mild" in terms of weather ...

[moinsdewatt]

..always that I find it difficult to understand that an average past availability is between 2 quite different values ​​(???)
...

I think the title given is badly done.

It rather gives the availability envelope from 2007 to 2014

[dirk pitt]

christophe, this is availability, no consumption forecast.
the drop in availability S52 may correspond to a maintenance shutdown.

[dede2002]

It is also the only week when almost everyone is on vacation.
It would be the share of energy (in less) of offices and industries closed for the occasion?