Electricité secteur

13:19 May 24, 2011 

So, more context (though I do not have much !). "EDF" is used when the machinery work with normal electricity (i.e. the electricity obtained through a plug) and "generator" when electricity is obtained through a genrating set. The alternative is fuel (of all sorts).

17:45 May 23, 2011 

For instance, when mains power fails, is your system powered by a diesel generator/UPS?

14:17 May 23, 2011 

Having re-read your question in the light (ho-ho) of Mike Birch's answer, I have realised that we really don't know whether this is a mains supply to a building, or something at regional or national level.

11:57 May 23, 2011 

Agree

11:48 May 23, 2011 

Whichever version of English you are translating into, you should be consistent and not mix them, but you can add the other linguistic variant of a particular term in brackets if you think it would help the reader. Just stick to translating into the version you know, whichever it is. I always specify to clients that I translate into UK English. Though I frequently read books and articles in US English, I would not claim to be able to write it. The UK is geographically closer to France and is in the EU, even if a bit semi-detached at times. Also, UK English is actually more widely used internationally than US English (according to a recent survey by the CIoL).

11:28 May 23, 2011 

@ cc in NYC
I don't know what is the specific target audience. I guess it is destined to all kind of anglophones... Apart from EDF, there is the word "groupe", which stands for "groupe électyrogène" (generator)

11:19 May 23, 2011 

Who's the target audience? The answer varies for British, US and Canadian English.

And what else is in the table besides "EDF"?

11:00 May 23, 2011 

Thanks B D Finch