Major specialized retail brands, such as Decathlon, Castorama, Leroy-Merlin, Ikea and Fnac-Darty, will join the protocol of the actors of the distribution, presented last week. It aims to reduce the energy consumption of stores, announces France Commerce, which brings together the major brands. The protocol provides in particular for the extinction of illuminated signs as soon as the store closes, the reduction of the light intensity inside before the arrival of the public and even during critical periods of consumption, the reduction of the ambient temperature of the points sale or even cutting off air renewal during the night.
Half of the nuclear fleet shut down
« By mobilizing, the major players in distribution will also allow smaller brands to join these efforts without fear of losing attractiveness. “, reacted Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister of Energy Transition. Via son “energy sobriety” planthe government has set a target of a 10% reduction in national energy consumption compared to 2019, by 2024.
France is currently facing an energy crisis: half of its nuclear fleet is shut down. And, while since the start of the war in Ukraine, Moscow has reduced its gas exports to Europe, the Russian gas giant Gazprom has announced that it will cut its current exports to the old continent by half. Faced with the risk of a shortage, Michel-Edouard Leclerc also announced that he did not rule out closing his stores « on certain time slots to limit energy consumption this winter.
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