Electricity production and consumption in Finland could double from today’s levels within a decade. The closer production and consumption facilities are located to each other, the less network reinforcement is needed to accommodate growth. This is why, for example, it would be beneficial to locate many data centres close to wind power production.
The reserve markets offer an opportunity to sell flexible electricity consumption and production, as well as energy storage, on the marketplace. By participating in the balancing of the power system, you help maintain system stability and receive
compensation for the capacity offered and the regulation carried out.
Fingrid’s new electricity system vision outlines four possible development paths up to 2040.
Planned outages during grid construction impose restrictions on production and cause inconvenience to electricity producers. The situation will ease up when the main grid construction projects on the west coast are completed.
Joonas Vaaramaa, Expert, Forestry Management, travels the length and breadth of Finland when managing the condition of the grid.
The commissioning of substations and transmission lines involves several important steps to ensure safety and the functioning of the grid. In this process, seamless collaboration between Fingrid’s specialists, contractors and the main grid control centre is key.
Transporting a transformer weighing hundreds of tonnes to a substation by road requires precise planning. Before the route is clear, inspections, modelling, geometry, negotiations and often also infrastructure construction or repair are required.
Fingrid is the transmission system operator for Finnish people. Its mission is to safeguard a reliable energy supply for society and promote a clean, market-based power system.
The green transition in Finland requires investments in the main grid. Fingrid is using significant amounts of green financing to fund them.
Our country’s location, reliable grid, and abundance of renewable energy attract data centres. In turn, they can produce heat in the local district heating network and provide grid balancing services.
