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capacités d'effacement

13:53 Feb 16, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / Energy Certificates
French term or phrase: capacités d'effacement
In the context of French Certificats de capacité (MECAPA)
Jack Dunwell
France
Local time: 09:06


Summary of answers provided
5interrupting capacities /interruptibility
Marcombes (X)
3 +1shedding capacity
Kartik Isaac
4demand(-side) response capacity
Cyril Tollari
2reduction capacities
Thomas Miles


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shedding capacity


Explanation:
Could you elaborate on the context? My best guess would be (load) "shedding capacity".

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Note added at 51 mins (2020-02-16 14:44:39 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demand_response#Load_shedding

http://www.eskom.co.za/documents/LoadSheddingFAQ.pdf



Kartik Isaac
Switzerland
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: That's more usually 'délestage', hard to see quite where 'effacement' would come in?
49 mins
agree  SafeTex: A quick look suggests that "délestage" is just a synonym for "shedding". I think this is okay
10 hrs
neutral  Marcombes (X): I agree with Tony
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reduction capacities


Explanation:
If we consider that the start of the PDF referenced below almost provides an expression synonymous to your "capacités d'effacement", then I am led to "((electricity) consumption) reduction capacities".

This record from IATE suggesting something like "interruption" may also be of help to you:
https://iate.europa.eu/entry/result/3555287/fr-en-la-mul


    https://www.enedis.fr/mecanisme-de-capacite
    https://iate.europa.eu/entry/result/3555287/fr-en-la-mul
Thomas Miles
France
Local time: 09:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: https://www.enedis.fr/mecanisme-de-capacite is the MECAPA

Asker: https://www.enedis.fr/sites/default/files/Valoriser_vos_effacements.pdf

Asker: https://www.rte-france.com/sites/default/files/2014_04_09_french_capacity_market.pdf I'm going for "Interruptibility capacity" as attached if you would care to post it?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  LHeppner: That's the right idea, but I think you'll find that the term used most often in the industry is "curtailment". See https://www.aceee.org/files/proceedings/2010/data/papers/206... and http://nouvelles.hydroquebec.com/fr/communiques-de-presse/14...
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neutral  Marcombes (X): I agree with LHeppner
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demand(-side) response capacity


Explanation:
Les exploitants de capacité de production ou d’effacement...
Operators of production or demand-response capacity...
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR-EN/TXT/?qid=15819...

These users are paid a demand capacity payment...
En échange de la capacité d’effacement qu'ils procurent...ces importants consommateurs d’énergie reçoivent un paiement.
https://www.eila.univ-paris-diderot.fr/_media/enseignement/l...

Cyril Tollari
France
Local time: 09:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marcombes (X): davantage une définition
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33 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
interrupting capacities /interruptibility


Explanation:
jusqu'à l'interruptibilité, afin de pouvoir donner une plus grande valeur à l'effacement de consommation en période de pointe.

necessary until interruptibility, in order to be able to give greater value to interrupting consumption in peak periods.

Marcombes (X)
France
Local time: 09:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Marcombes. I only get a reference to circuit breakers for "interrupting capacities". Do you have an English source svp ?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cyril Tollari: Very unlikely
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