The city of Orléans and Enedis Centre-Val de Loire have installed an event electrical terminal on Place Sainte-Croix. This limits the use of generators.
A small snowstorm is hitting Orléans. The snowflakes waltz in the sky at Place Sainte-Croix while the new electrical event terminal is inaugurated.
In order to limit the use of highly polluting generators, a 400 amp electrical terminal was installed near the fountain, Place Sainte-Croix. Don’t look for it, it’s hidden in the ground: “It’s a material which is the result of an innovation by Enedis with the City of Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, explains Marion Lowy, territorial director of Enedis Loiret It is an ambition of Enedis which wanted to make the Games zero carbon. So, all the Olympics were connected to the electricity network. This model, very innovative in many respects, saves 90% of the costs. greenhouse gas emissions, compared to a conventional generator The innovative feature is the retractable side and it is connected to sanitation.
Cost of the operation: 175,000 euros
“There is indeed an interesting landscape integration,” says Sandrine Ménivard, deputy in charge of the city center district. “Once the event is over, there is nothing left,” adds Marion Lowy. The terminal disappears underground. “Even during the event, the cables disappear under the roadway.”
The operation cost 175,000 euros, subsidized to the tune of 105,000 euros by Ademe (Ecological Transition Agency), according to Sandrine Ménivard.
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The terminal will be used for the first time on Saturday November 23 for the Course des 3 Ponts: “We are delighted with this new equipment,” concludes Sandrine Ménivard. “This will allow us to organize more events on the Place Sainte-Croix, which is a qualitative place in historical and tourist terms This terminal is really welcome since it is part of an urban development operation which is almost complete at the rear of the cathedral.
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