2023-10-19 16:35:48
Dutch Energy Minister Rob Jetten wants to urgently force large companies to consume less during peak hours, to relieve a saturated network and avoid power cuts. At home, Elia assures us that the situation is much better. Article reserved for subscribers Journalist at the Planète pole By Bernard Padoan Published on 10/19/2023 at 6:35 p.m. Reading time: 2 min
It is a decision that he himself describes as “unorthodox” that the resigning Dutch Minister of Climate and Energy, Rob Jetten, has just taken. In a letter addressed to Parliament, he explained that he had asked Dutch electricity network managers to contact companies that consume large amounts of electricity to encourage them to reduce their consumption during peak hours – from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. An emergency measure justified by the state of the Dutch electricity network, close to saturation in all provinces. Through what is called “demand management”, Rob Jetten hopes to relieve the network and prevent it from collapsing, causing large-scale power outages.
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