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We need both

I am planning the installation of 9KW of solar panels and batteries in my home (the limit in France), but that will not cover all my needs. My home is full electric apart from the wood stove, so I will still need to dip into the grid at times, especially in winter.

I am in an ideal situation too. I have a large flat roof and a garage to house the necessary equipment. The majority of people are not in that position.

Nuclear power the grid so it can be as effective as possible for those that are dependent on it. Give people like me the financial incentives to take some of the load, even if I cannot go completely off grid.

As is often the case in France, it's complicated.

Basic paid leave for a CDI/cadre (full time employee) is 25 business days.

On top of that there is RTT. This is because we have a 35 hour work week. In order to do the more typical 40 week, you get those hours back as more paid leave - 10 days.

On top of that there national holidays, of which there are plenty. Most of these revolve around food from what I can tell (I'm a Brit, I just live in France). If those national holidays fall on a weekend, you lose them though, which sucks, but even a bad year is pretty good.

on Car lights · c/fuckcars · 3 pts · 114d

new french car with automatic headlights are still mostly shit

FTFY

on Car lights · c/fuckcars · 2 pts · 114d

We went from a 2008 Renault to a 2018 BMW. Every time we drive at night I am blown away by the lights. Absolutely brilliant, but basically none of it goes into on-coming traffic.