A transformer failure on the electricity grid left up to 106,000 clients without power in western Brittany beginning Tuesday evening. The outage occurred during a period of extreme temperatures that placed 58 French departments under red alert. Power restoration is not expected before the end of Wednesday at the earliest.
“France outage leaves 68,000 homes without power as record heatwave spreads north”
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The outage underscores how the climate crisis driven by fossil fuels is disrupting infrastructure, calling for public investment in resilient renewable systems.
“Climate-driven grid fragility and need for just transition with equity and emissions cuts.”
The event shows limits of alarmist climate narratives and the value of nuclear baseload power, prioritizing practical hardening over rushed green policies.
“Energy security, adaptation, and avoidance of regulatory overreach.”
A state-managed monopoly grid proved brittle, with individuals bearing costs and reconnection delayed by operator schedules rather than market incentives.
“Benefits of lighter regulation on distributed generation and real-time pricing.”
All views accept the heat causation claim without scrutinizing thin sourcing or RTE's technical reasons, overlooking localized equipment details and operational questions.
“Lack of load data, maintenance history, and comparisons to routine events.”
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