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

 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/

October 7, 2022 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY, France