In October, the electricity consumption of Belgians, households and businesses, fell by 9.6% compared to the average of the last five years, according to figures from the country’s transport and network operator Elia, reported by Le Soir. Friday.
“Part of this decrease is certainly due to the good weather conditions“, explains Elia’s spokesperson, Marleen Vanhecke. “But when we neutralize them, we still arrive at a drop of about 6%which it is reasonable to attribute to voluntary reductions in consumption by households and businesses.
Elia’s figures also tend to show that the trend has strengthened over the course of the year. According to the raw data consulted by Le Soir, all months of this year up to October show a decrease, even when we exclude the effects of favorable weather. But, while this decline did not exceed 4% before August, it reached more than 7% in September, to reach 6% in October.
These first elements seem give credibility to the course taken by the federal government and the Regions, which have ruled out mandatory measures to reduce consumption at this stagebelieving that households and businesses had eased off on their own.
It remains to be seen whether consumption will remain under control. after the arrival of new federal aid, which covers the months of November to March next.
“Part of this drop is certainly due to the good weather conditions,” explains Elia spokeswoman Marleen Vanhecke. “But when we neutralize them, we still arrive at a drop of around 6%, which it is reasonable to attribute to voluntary reductions in consumption by households and businesses.”Elia’s figures also tend to show that the trend strengthened during the year. According to the raw data consulted by Le Soir, all the months of this year until October show a decrease, including when we exclude the effects of favorable weather. But, while this fall did not exceed 4% before August, it reached more than 7% in September, to reach 6% in October. These first elements seem to give credibility to the course taken by the federal government and the Regions, which have ruled out mandatory consumption reduction measures at this stage, believing that households and businesses had eased off on their own. It remains to be seen whether consumption will remain under control after the arrival of new federal aid, which covers the months of November to March next.
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