Could Bordeaux become the first solar city in France? In any case, it is the ambition of its mayor, the environmentalist Pierre Hurmic. Since its election, in 2020, a vast solarization plan for the city has been launched, to respond, according to the councilor, to “RTE national scenarios [Réseau de transport d’électricité] and Ademe [Agence de la transition écologique] an increase in electricity consumption in the coming years, combined with a reduction in the carbon balance down to reach carbon neutrality in 2050 ”. In addition, the councilor sees it as the opportunity to relaunch a local strategic industry. “We are convinced that the more we will promote the installation or use of photovoltaic panels, the more regional and national local industrial sector will be returned”he explains.
By the end of his mandate in 2026, 60,000 square meters of solar panels will be installed on municipal public buildings, he promises. The objective is to reach 41 % of energy autonomy. In 2020, it did not exceed 3 %.
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