Électricité de France (EDF)

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: Petitioner in the lawsuit

Six public health and environmental groups filed suit September 17 to block the Environmental Protection Agency's repeal of carbon pollution limits for power plants. On October 1, 21 states and several cities, led by New York, filed their own challenge in the same court.

Updated Oct 2

Built World

As of May 2026: Operator of France's 56 nuclear reactors

France's 56 reactors were built in the 1980s and 1990s as Europe's steady electricity backbone. New analysis of European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) data published May 14 shows they now ramp down each midday to make room for solar.

Updated May 14