Electric heating in France: A good idea for the climate?
Description
Although last winter was the warmest in France since the beginning of the 20. century (with an average of 2 to 3 deg. C above seasonal norms), electric power consumption still peaked during this period. of the year. To respond to such a peak, it is then necessary to call on flexible means of production such as thermal power stations (coal, fuel oil, gas), hydroelectricity or nuclear power. However, thermal means are much more carbon-intensive than nuclear and hydroelectricity, which are predominant in normal times. The following question then arises: is electric heating really a good solution, insofar as its activation periods require activating carbon plants? Should not we use gas heating instead?
Abstract (French)
Bien que l'hiver dernier ait ete le plus chaud en France depuis le debut du XXe siecle (avec une moyenne de 2 a 3 deg. C au-dessus des normales de saison), la consommation electrique a encore atteint son pic a cette periode de l'annee. Pour repondre a un tel pic, il faut alors faire appel a des moyens de production flexibles comme des centrales thermiques a flamme (charbon, fioul, gaz), de l'hydroelectricite ou du nucleaire. Or, les moyens thermiques sont beaucoup plus carbones que le nucleaire et l'hydroelectricite preponderants en temps normal. Se pose alors la question suivante: le chauffage electrique est-il vraiment une bonne solution, dans la mesure ou ses periodes d'activations necessitent d'activer des centrales carbonees? Ne vaut-il pas mieux utiliser du chauffage au gaz?
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Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Chauffage electrique en France: Une bonne idee pour le climat?
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 28 p.
- Report number
- INIS-FR--22-0250
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 53029711
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- CALCULATION METHODS; CLIMATIC CHANGE; COST; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; HEATING RATE; POWER GENERATION; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SPACE HEATING; TIME DEPENDENCE
- Descriptors DEC
- HEATING; POWER; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; VARIATIONS
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