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> what with France rationing power this winter

Said like that it sounds like rolling blackout and the state enforcing energy consumption at gun point.

There was a lot of noise because the government planned some of these things. But in practice it meant reducing the temperature of public swimming pools a bit, reducing/shutting down public lighting deep in the night, reducing temperatures in office building by one or two degrees.

I would even say this "stressor" will be beneficial, at least at a local level.

The real downside is the increased energy bill for people.

Finally, a large part of this issue is self-inflicted as a failure to plan power plants maintenance.

parent pmezard 3 years ago

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