In Villeneuve-lèz-Avignon, the municipality is trying to adapt to rising energy prices
With the drop in temperatures, many households have chosen to turn their heating back on. Households but not only. This is also the case for many municipalities. And because of the crisis, the invoices are announced sold. Guest of the 6-9 of France Bleu Vaucluse, Pascales Bories, confirms that from “from January 1, electricity will triple for the community and the bill will be multiplied by 4. It is not manageable. For all the surrounding municipalities, this increase will consume all the savings that allow us to invest. But the mayor of Villeneuve-lèz-Avignon affirms that the municipality did not wait for the start of the soaring prices to take initiatives. “We felt that the energy was going to increase. We had to take measures to deal with it, but also to fight against global warming. As soon as I was elected, we decided to turn off the street lights at night“.
No correlation between public lighting and insecurity
In this neighboring town of Avignon (Vaucluse) thepublic lighting is switched off between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.. “It’s been more than two years since we implemented this measure and there is no correlation between public lighting and insecurity. The statistics show it. When we talk about insecurity, we are mainly talking about burglaries… but most burglaries are mainly carried out during the day“says Pascale Bories.
Christmas lights and energy savings
A few weeks before Christmas, the question of illuminations now arises. How to reconcile this holiday season and energy savings ? For Pascale Bories”We need to save money every day and all year round. The period is energy-intensive, but it also helps support the local economy“. As a result, the period of illuminations will be reduced, as for the ice rink, it also allows companies to live.”So we decided to maintain this ice rink but in a shorter way to allow children to come on site and parents to consume in local shops.“concludes the mayor of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.