News JVTech Power outage test in France this Friday, December 9th: should we fear the outage at home?
On Friday December 9th, RTE, the electricity transmission network in France, is conducting a nationwide test. The goal: to experiment with the action plan associated with the load shedding maneuvers that could take place this winter. Does this mean that cuts are to be expected tomorrow? Here is the answer to that question.
If you’re not following the news right now, you already know that France faces a power outage in the winter of 2022-2023. This situation is related to Electricity shortage in Franceespecially because of Shutdown to service 20 nuclear reactors and a recovery plan that has fallen far behind in recent years. Otherwise, EDF’s water tanks are not completely fullwhich tends to limit the use of dams to provide additional electricity.
In summary: When the winter is harsh and power consumption approaches production, load shedding must take place. These are temporary power outages to rebalance electricity supply and demand.. In the case of problems, these are 2-hour cuts that can be set up in certain cities and certain districts at pre-defined and scheduled times. To learn more, you can visit the website ofEcoWatt or download the dedicated application.
A test conducted by Enedis and RTE on December 9th
In theory, the principle of possible winter pruning is well established. In practice, Enedis and RTE must ensure that the French electricity grid is prepared for this eventuality : because of this A large-scale exercise will be held this Friday, December 9th. This also makes it possible to test the organization of the teams in the field.
Load shedding simulations are performed during the day on computers presented in the respective premises of Enedis and RTE. The main goal is Repeat the actual processto ensure that it is operational and to fix any issues identified during this testing period.
Should we fear a power outage on December 9th?
The Enedis and RTE test is presented as a simulation rather than a practical application of the load shedding method. Fact, You don’t have to worry about a possible power outage in your city : it’s not going to happen. An actual power failure is not to be expected.
Let’s remember it againIn the event of a necessary power outage this winter, there is an opportunity to be notified in advance from 5 p.m. the day before the scheduled shutdown. The editing can take place between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., between 10 p.m. and 1 p.m. or between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. If it is obvious that a power outage for two or three hours is restrictive, there is nothing to worry about over a long “surprise cut”.
Otherwise, The need for load shedding depends on winter weather conditions and power consumption according to geographic distribution : It is possible that some cities are not affected at all by this situation. We’ll have to wait for the concrete arrival of winter to find out.
