Petite Californie wood boiler: November tests worry some residents

In early November 2019, Erena, which operates the Centre Loire heating network, began testing the new wood boiler at Petite Californie, near Trentemoult. Plumes of smoke were visible in the sky; according to Nantes Métropole this can happen intermittently while the settings are adjusted. On 7 November the chimney released a nuisance of black smoke for about an hour: as a precaution the head of the neighbouring school kept nursery children indoors and alerted the town hall. A residents' group opposed to the project mobilised and the mayor received them. The Métropole spoke of a technical incident and announced that testing would resume no earlier than 26 November.