ENGINEERINGNET.EU -- With record power and gas consumption, tight supply in a number of French regions and all-time high tariffs per megawatt-hour, the cold snap gripping Europe has underscored the unsettled energy environment in France and Europe.
The already complicated energy supply and demand situation is made more complex by the many questions concerning the underlying structure of the French energy landscape.
Until now relatively low, France’s electricity tariffs are forecast to soar by an overall 65% in 2016, with ever more complex pricing structures being introduced.
“France’s power grid is one of the best in the world. However, the energy, environmental and regulatory changes confronting it are increasingly critical,” stated Frédéric Abbal, President of Schneider Electric France.
“Now is the time to develop integrated energy strategies to meet these challenges, strategies that will maintain energy’s role a genuine competitive advantage for French industry. Against this backdrop, companies, which are on the front line, must get together to more effectively rise to the challenge and manage their energy."
"This requires a shared energy roadmap for each industrial, to prepare for market deregulation. The roadmap will provide the appropriate tools to cope with the inevitable hike in tariffs."
“Schneider Electric is taking a first step by proposing the Energy Roadmap 2015 programme,” states Pierre Tabary, Senior Vice President Energy Management Services (EMS).
Schneider Electric recently presented its EMS offer during the conference “How to Prepare for Higher Energy Costs?” in Paris, reflecting its commitment to educating industry about the energy challenges of the future.
BACKGROUNDER
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructures, Industries & Machine manufacturers, Non-residential buildings, Data centers & Networks, and in Residential.Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 110,000 plus employees achieved sales of 20 billion euros in 2010.
