The government has already announced that several power cuts are to be expected throughout France this winter. Some devices of our daily life could also be impacted.
Could you find yourself stuck in front of your building door, stuck by a digicode not working due to a power outage? Or having to walk up the 5 floors that separate you from your apartment with your 15 kilos of groceries because the elevator is at a standstill? Unfortunately the answer is yes! During the local and planned power cuts that we will experience this winter, many of our daily devices should be shut down, forcing us to anticipate as much as possible.
For example, avoid elevators on power outage days: they will no longer work during load shedding, and the emergency services will find it difficult to intervene without electricity. As far as digital codes are concerned, the problem could be less. Of course they won’t work anymore. but you shouldn’t get stuck! Generally these systems only keep the door closed, and the doors concerned often have an alternative manual means of opening them, often a latch, specially designed to be able to evacuate even in the event of a power cut. The doors of garages and motorized car parks could also be impacted.
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Shops and transport will also be impacted by power cuts
During the load shedding scheduled for this winter, many small businesses may also have difficulty opening their doors. Especially if they don’t have a generator. Payments by credit card will in the vast majority of cases be impossible, so you will have to think about having some cash on hand. And to recover them, think about anticipating: indeed the distributors will also be stopped. The government has indicated that in the event of a prolonged outage, places would be provided to be able to recover liquid without going through electricity.
Another area that is likely to impact our daily lives, that of transport. Train, RER and metro traffic could be greatly complicated by power cuts. The majority of French lines have an independent network, but the supply of several stations and/or level crossings will be affected. Some trains may therefore not run.