{"id":39940,"date":"2020-06-30T09:57:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T16:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/whats-the-difference-between-carbon-free-renewable-energy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:23:55","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-carbon-free-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/fr\/whats-the-difference-between-carbon-free-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Quelle est la diff\u00e9rence entre une \u00e9nergie sans carbone et une \u00e9nergie renouvelable ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39940\" class=\"elementor elementor-39940\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1002c743 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1002c743\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db73dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7db73dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Les termes \"sans carbone\" et \"renouvelable\" sont souvent utilis\u00e9s dans des contextes similaires, mais ces deux ressources ont des impacts environnementaux et \u00e9conomiques diff\u00e9rents. En 2019, le service standard de MCE, <a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/fr\/60-renewable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Light Green<\/a>L'\u00e9nergie produite par l'Union europ\u00e9enne \u00e9tait au moins 60% renouvelable et 90% sans carbone. Que signifie donc le fait que l'\u00e9nergie soit d\u00e9crite comme \u00e9tant sans carbone ou renouvelable, et en quoi cela est-il important ?<\/p><p><strong>Qu'est-ce que l'\u00e9nergie sans carbone ?<\/strong><\/p><p>Lorsque les sources d'\u00e9nergie sont \u00e9tiquet\u00e9es \"sans carbone\", l'\u00e9nergie est produite par une ressource qui ne g\u00e9n\u00e8re pas d'\u00e9missions de carbone, comme le nucl\u00e9aire ou les grandes centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques. Bien que ces ressources contribuent \u00e0 r\u00e9duire les \u00e9missions de gaz \u00e0 effet de serre, elles peuvent avoir un impact sur l'environnement ou l'\u00e9conomie. Par exemple, les d\u00e9chets produits par les centrales nucl\u00e9aires doivent \u00eatre stock\u00e9s en toute s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 long terme, ce qui peut s'av\u00e9rer co\u00fbteux. En outre, la cr\u00e9ation de barrages pour construire de nouvelles ressources hydro\u00e9lectriques de grande taille a des r\u00e9percussions environnementales durables sur les \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes environnants.<\/p><p><strong>Qu'est-ce que l'\u00e9nergie renouvelable ?<\/strong><\/p><p>L'\u00e9nergie renouvelable, quant \u00e0 elle, est class\u00e9e comme une ressource qui se renouvelle naturellement et qui ne produit aucune \u00e9mission. Les sources d'\u00e9nergie renouvelables comprennent l'\u00e9nergie solaire, l'\u00e9nergie \u00e9olienne, l'\u00e9nergie g\u00e9othermique, la biomasse et les biod\u00e9chets, ainsi que l'\u00e9nergie hydro\u00e9lectrique admissible. Les projets \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques peuvent cr\u00e9er des avantages environnementaux suppl\u00e9mentaires en plus de leurs r\u00e9ductions d'\u00e9missions, tels que <a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/fr\/news\/local-projects\/pollinator-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">des programmes solaires respectueux des pollinisateurs<\/a>ou les retomb\u00e9es \u00e9conomiques en termes d'emplois, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la construction de nouveaux projets.<\/p><p><strong>Illustrer la diff\u00e9rence<\/strong><\/p><p>Si toutes les \u00e9nergies renouvelables sont exemptes de carbone, toutes les \u00e9nergies exemptes de carbone ne sont pas renouvelables. Seules les sources qui se renouvellent naturellement sont renouvelables.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37fe5de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37fe5de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3948cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3948cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1363\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4464\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1363px) 100vw, 1363px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb9c70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aeb9c70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4720e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4720e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">Objectifs de la Californie en mati\u00e8re d'\u00e9nergies renouvelables<\/span><\/p><p>L'\u00c9tat de Californie\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.ca.gov\/programs-and-topics\/programs\/renewables-portfolio-standard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" aria-label=\"exige des fournisseurs d&#039;\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 - s&#039;ouvre dans un nouvel onglet\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">exige des fournisseurs d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0de fournir \u00e0 ses clients un minimum de 50% d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 renouvelable d'ici \u00e0 2030. Le service standard Light Green de MCE a \u00e9t\u00e9 de 60% renouvelable depuis 2017, respectant ainsi le mandat de l'\u00c9tat avec 13 ans d'avance. En outre, en 2019, le service Light Green \u00e9tait exempt de carbone \u00e0 hauteur de 90%. Les clients de MCE peuvent \u00e9galement opter pour une \u00e9nergie renouvelable allant jusqu'\u00e0 100% avec MCE\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/fr\/100-renewable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" aria-label=\"Deep Green - s&#039;ouvre dans un nouvel onglet\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Deep Green<\/a>\u00a0qui provient de 50% d'\u00e9nergie \u00e9olienne et de 50% d'\u00e9nergie solaire.<\/p><p>Les technologies d'\u00e9nergie propre dans les maisons et les entreprises participantes seront mises en r\u00e9seau et regroup\u00e9es pour recevoir des signaux de march\u00e9 de MCE et de ses partenaires pour la charge et la d\u00e9charge \u00e0 des moments de la journ\u00e9e o\u00f9 l'\u00e9nergie est moins ch\u00e8re et plus propre.<\/p><p>Le VPP permettra aux participants de r\u00e9aliser d'importantes \u00e9conomies sur leurs factures. Il diminuera \u00e9galement la pression sur le r\u00e9seau, r\u00e9duisant ainsi le risque de coupures de courant et le besoin de centrales \u00e9lectriques polluantes.<\/p><p>MCE s'engage \u00e0 favoriser le d\u00e9veloppement de nouveaux projets d'\u00e9nergie renouvelable au niveau local et national afin de fournir aux clients une \u00e9nergie propre et de soutenir une production d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 stable et des emplois pour les ann\u00e9es \u00e0 venir. Les initiatives locales de MCE en mati\u00e8re d'\u00e9nergie renouvelable comprennent des projets tels que\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/fr\/news\/press-releases\/amcan-fit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Projet solaire American Canyon - ouvrir dans un nouvel onglet\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/news\/press-releases\/amcan-fit\/\">Projet solaire American Canyon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/fr\/news\/press-releases\/mce-solar-one-thinking-globally-building-locally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"MCE Solar One - Ouvrir dans un nouvel onglet\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/news\/press-releases\/mce-solar-one-thinking-globally-building-locally\/\">MCE Solar One<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/fr\/news\/press-releases\/redwood-landfill-biogas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"La valorisation \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique du gaz de d\u00e9charge \u00e0 la d\u00e9charge de Redwood - Ouvrir dans un nouvel onglet\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/news\/press-releases\/redwood-landfill-biogas\/\">Transformation des gaz de d\u00e9charge en \u00e9nergie \u00e0 la d\u00e9charge de Redwood<\/a>et\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/fr\/local-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"autres projets - ouvrir dans un nouvel onglet\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/local-projects\/\">autres projets<\/a>\u00a0en collaboration avec des entreprises locales. Tous les projets d'\u00e9nergie renouvelable de MCE soutiennent l'\u00e9conomie verte de l'\u00c9tat et de la r\u00e9gion et devraient fournir un flux r\u00e9gulier d'\u00e9nergie propre pour les ann\u00e9es \u00e0 venir.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6>* Comme indiqu\u00e9 dans le programme de divulgation des sources d'\u00e9nergie de la Commission de l'\u00e9nergie de Californie (California Energy Commission's Power Source Disclosure Program). Les donn\u00e9es MCE font l'objet d'un audit et d'une v\u00e9rification ind\u00e9pendants qui ne seront pas achev\u00e9s avant le 1er octobre 2020. Les chiffres ci-dessus peuvent ne pas \u00eatre \u00e9gaux \u00e0 100 % en raison des arrondis.<\/h6><h6><br \/>** Les sources d'\u00e9nergie non sp\u00e9cifi\u00e9es font r\u00e9f\u00e9rence \u00e0 l'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 qui n'est pas tra\u00e7able \u00e0 une installation de production sp\u00e9cifique, telle que l'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 \u00e9chang\u00e9e dans le cadre de transactions sur le march\u00e9 libre. Les sources d'\u00e9nergie non sp\u00e9cifi\u00e9es sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement un m\u00e9lange de tous les types de ressources et peuvent inclure des \u00e9nergies renouvelables.<\/h6><h6><br \/>Ci-dessus : un grand barrage hydro\u00e9lectrique (\u00e0 gauche) et un parc d'\u00e9nergie renouvelable solaire et \u00e9olienne (\u00e0 droite).<\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The terms carbon-free and renewable are often used in similar contexts, but these two resources create different environmental and economic impacts. 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