France: large retailers agree on an "energy sobriety" plan
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In France, a few days after President Emmanuel Macron's call to "
collectively return to a logic of sobriety
" to deal with the risk of shortages linked to the war in Ukraine, large retailers are announcing "
common and concrete measures
to reduce energy consumption in stores, starting October 15.
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These are simple measures, some of which would say that
it was time for them to be put in place
.
In particular, this involves turning off the illuminated signs in department stores "
as soon as they close
" - as opposed to generally one hour later at present -, reducing the lighting of the sales area by half before the arrival of the public and reduce by 30% during “
critical consumption periods
”.
Also planned are “
cutting off air renewal at night, or even delaying ice production
”.
Emergency measures include lowering the temperature at points of sale to 17 degrees if requested by the authorities.
"
The electricity bill represented 30%
" of the net profit of the brands and that, "
before the recent surges in energy costs
" underlines the Perifem association which represents all the players in the distribution
The idea being to avoid an excessive impact on prices for consumers, while the Élan law provides for a reduction in energy consumption in stores by 40% by 2030.
Tests in certain brands will be organized during the summer to check the reliability of these measurements.
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