"EDF chairman Bernard Fontana stated that financial aid will be targeted at low income households, providing up to €1,000 towards the cost of installing a heat pump. This can be combined with existing government aid schemes for heat pumps, resulting in a total out-of-pocket cost of €3,000 for installation, which is less than the cost of a replacement gas heating system."
"Grants of up to €15,000 are available for small to medium-sized businesses to replace their vehicles with electric ones. Additionally, EDF has committed to installing an extra 180 electric charging points for lorries over the next three years."
"Electricity in France is '95 percent fossil fuel free', according to EDF, due to a combination of renewables and nuclear power, and most years France is a net exporter of electricity."
EDF has introduced a €240 million aid plan aimed at facilitating the transition from fossil fuels to electricity for households and businesses. This initiative includes financial support for low-income households to install heat pumps and grants for small to medium-sized businesses to replace vehicles with electric ones. The French government is also prioritizing electrification projects, with plans to utilize additional fuel tax revenues to accelerate these efforts, targeting a fully electrified system by 2030.
Read at The Local France
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