2023
France
The French Transmission System Operator (TSO), RTE, developed the EcoWatt system in collaboration with the French Agency for Ecological Transition, ADEME, to reduce instability in the grid. The system signals the level of tension for supply-demand balance within the power system. RTE’s objective is to encourage rapid mobilisation on the most stressful days and hours, by guiding each type of consumer towards the most effective eco-actions, ensuring a secure flow of electricity.
Highlights
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Collaboration with over 430 partners, including companies, local authorities and associations that have signed the EcoWatt charter and are committed at their level to reducing their consumption.
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Downloads of the EcoWatt App amounting to over 3M on Android and iOS systems
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Information provided on the App is colour-coded, inciting different actions from users according to the system status.
Main Information
Considering the impact of the reduced gas supply from Russia, as well as droughts in the summer of 2022, the French power system was facing possible instabilities for the winter of 2022. Since levers for action on the production side were quite weak, without acting on the consumption side, power cuts would have been possible.
RTE launched its Emergency Plan for Security of Supply in order to reinforce the actions on consumption, relying on reducing demand and implementing measures for the most critical periods for the balance of the power system. Tackling the second point, EcoWatt provides a colour signal with hourly intervals for the next three days, as well as advice on useful eco-actions for consuming less and at the right time.
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