What is a 'territory' in French energy policy?

The notion of ‘territory’ has only very recently attracted interest in the French energy policy arena, as attested by the 2014 National Debate about the energy transition and the July 2014 draft law on it.1 ‘Territory’, ‘local’ or ‘collectivity’ here signify a realm that has a variable perimeter.

Where in France will a battery storage plant be built?

The 35MW/44MWh BESS will be built at the Emile Huchet power plant site in the the town of Saint-Avold, in the northeast of the country, and will be one of the largest in France when completed, Q Energy said. The renewable energy IPP arm of PV module manufacturer Qcells has started building one of the largest battery storage projects in France.

Is a French energy policy localism a risk-and-error transcalar process?

The paper bears witness to the emergence of a French energy policy localism. It presents a sample of significant local rural experiences in the climate energy domain in rural France. These experiences are risky, trial-and-error transcalar processes. They amount to a different way of doing energy policy.