EcoWatt wants to expand its radius of use. Created almost two years ago from a partnership between RTE and ADEME, the “climate electric” website now has 300,000 subscribers to SMS and email alerts. The manager of the electricity transmission network wants to go much further by directly inviting individuals’ smartphones to facilitate their use.
Since October 19, the EcoWatt app is available in the Apple Store and the Google Play Store. “As winter approaches, the arrival of the EcoWatt mobile application allows those who wish to be informed in real time about the balance of the electrical system and carry out, if they can, simple gestures to reduce consumption and avoid power outages. in tension”. days,” explains RTE.
Notifications to anticipate stressful days
In addition to its ease of access, the application allows you to receive orange alerts (Tight electrical system. Eco-gestures are appreciated”) or red (Very tight electrical system. Inevitable cuts if we do not lower consumption”) three days before the days of tension and in the tense time slots on D-Day, mainly from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. To do this, the user simply has to configure their notifications.
In its latest electricity system forecast for the winter of 2022-2023, the electricity transmission system operator does not mention any significant change in its forecasts, in particular due to the already falling consumption at the national level: “The evolution of the different The parameters of the last month give credibility, for the heart of winter, to the central scenario of RTE presented on September 14. On the other hand, the report mentioned the strikes in nuclear power plants as a factor that could negatively modify its forecasts. between the unions and the management of EDF made it possible to put an end to the social movement last weekend.
Source: BFM TV
