Ski resort managers in the French Alps are scrambling to find ways to conserve energy as part of a national effort to reduce consumption, with about half the resorts also bracing for power bills to be three to six times higher than in prior years.
PARIS, Nov 25 - Ski resort managers in the French Alps are scrambling to find ways to conserve energy as part of a, with about half the resorts also bracing for power bills to be three to six times higher than in prior years.
A number of ski resorts including Chamonix and Val Thorens have also pledged to limit artificial snow production and reduce heating within buildings, officials said. Those measures "will be invisible and painless for our customers. The objective is to make sure our customers don't feel the impact of the energy cuts," said Benjamin Blanc, a director at Les 3 Vallees, which includes Val Thorens.
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