Are there any power cuts during the opening period?
The government has set up the "Ecowatt alert", the electricity weather forecast, to call on citizens, companies and local authorities to reduce their electricity consumption. RTE, electricity network manager, also has technical levers to reduce consumption at national level.
Electricity cuts:
And "If these various levers are not enough, organised, localised and temporary electricity cuts can be envisaged, particularly during weekdays at peak times" probably in January and February (excluding school holidays):
A reduction in electricity consumption by all French people could reduce or even avoid the need for organised power cuts.
For more information, visit the website: monecowatt.fr (caution only in French).
Electricity cuts:
And "If these various levers are not enough, organised, localised and temporary electricity cuts can be envisaged, particularly during weekdays at peak times" probably in January and February (excluding school holidays):
- For how long? "Between 8 am and 1 pm in the morning and between 6 pm and 8 pm in the evening. The cuts are organised by geographical area and in consecutive 2-hour increments."
- When? 3 days in advance the Ecowatt application warns the people that a day will be in "red alert". The day before the red alert day, at 9.30 pm at the latest, the Chamrousse ski lifts will be warned by ENEDIS, if the Chamrousse resort will be cut off, the time and the duration of this cut off. And the information will be provided as soon as possible, the day before or the day of the event, via the Tourist Office.
- Who is concerned? "Local authorities, companies and businesses, private individuals", the whole resort will be impacted: ski areas, tourist offices, town hall, economic actors...
A reduction in electricity consumption by all French people could reduce or even avoid the need for organised power cuts.
For more information, visit the website: monecowatt.fr (caution only in French).