Finland saves electricity even more in December | News
At the same time, weak wind and cold temperatures will create bad conditions for electricity production this week, the Finnish Meteorological Institute estimates.
According to preliminary data from the national grid company Fingrid, people across Finland reduced their electricity consumption again for the fifth month in a row in December.
People have been encouraged to save electricity and schedule its use outside of peak times, because possible energy shortages during the winter have been taken care of.
According to Fingrid’s preliminary data, Finns reduced their electricity consumption in December by approximately 10 percent compared to the corresponding month in 2021.
The energy saving trend started in August, when electricity customers cut their electricity consumption by about three percent from a year ago. Then electricity use further decreased by around seven percent in September and October. In November, electricity consumption decreased by about nine percent compared to 2021.
According to Fingrid, the savings trend was a good starting point for the colder January, when electricity supplies can be tight during the severe frost season.
FMI: Poor power generation conditions
According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the cold and windy weather expected this week does not create good conditions for the country’s energy situation.
The temperature is predicted to drop to around -20 degrees in many parts of the country later in the week, and even -25 degrees in South Ostrobothnia.
According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, which publishes energy weather forecasts twice a week, this week’s poor electricity production conditions are mainly due to weak wind in Ostrobothnia, where there are several wind turbines in the country.
However, power generation conditions are expected to improve next week as a high-pressure system moves east, according to the Meteorologist of the Finnish Meteorological Institute Iris Viljamaa.
“We are expecting a strong wind [next] Monday,” Viljamaa said.