The plan, which the executive must present Thursday, dismisses any idea of constraint and gives priority to incentive and pedagogy. Administrations, companies and households will be used to avoid load shedding and cuts.
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A high mass to launch France on the rail of energy savings. Thursday, October 6, the government invited nearly 400 people to detail its energy sobriety plan in one of the halls of the Porte de Versailles in Paris. Without skimp on the means. A dozen ministers will be present, round tables will illustrate several announcements and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will conclude the work of this conference which will last all afternoon.
Objective? Reduce in two years the total energy consumption of 10 % compared to that of 2019. A necessity to deal with an unprecedented risk of electricity and gas shortages during the winter, linked to the energy crisis provoked by the war in Ukraine, but also a more structuring first step to achieve the target of 40 % saving, essential to hope to reach carbon neutrality in 2050.
“From his speech by Belfort, the President of the Republic had explained that sobriety would be one of the pillars of the energy transition. The plan of this winter is part of this process”, it is explained to the Elysée Palace .
To avoid load shedding and power cuts, Elisabeth Borne and the Minister of Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, had announced on June 23 the launch of nine working groups: “Exemplary State”, companies, housing , digital, etc.
After multiple meetings with the various actors, the tracks should be revealed on Thursday. According to information from Parisian confirmed to the world by Matignon and several ministerial cabinets, the administrations will be on the front line, in order to give the example: strengthening Distance work during the calendar bridges with a revaluation of 15 % of the teleworking allowance, cutting of hot water in sanitary facilities, instructions to agents to reduce the speed of service vehicles on motorways (130 km/ h at 110 km/h).
Households, local communities and companies will also be used. The government should repeat its advice to heat the homes to 19 ° C – Lowering temperatures from 1 ° C to 2 ° C saves 8 % to 16 % of heating consumption – and encouraging alternative modes of travel with the Implementation of aid of 100 euros for new registrants on carpooling sites from 1 er January 2023. The Minister Delegate in charge of Transport, Clément Beaune, will present a more global plan in the coming weeks.
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