Emergency measures in France

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France gets around 20% of its electricity from renewable sources – 8% from wind energy, but it needs more to meet its climate goals while reinforcing energy security. The war in Ukraine and disruptions in its conventional electricity generation fleet are putting France’s energy system under stress. The French Government is taking unprecedented steps to maximise renewable electricity generation as part of the solution.

Wind energy is available locally and doesn’t need to be imported from other countries.  It’s competitive and doesn’t depend on the market price of fossil fuels.  And it saves money to Governments and consumers.  Wind energy will contribute €8bn to France’s State revenue in 2022-23:  under Government-backed Contracts... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope

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