What you should know about the electricity market - Fingrid

modified to be more energy efficientwith the aid of electricity, such asdrying of pulp by pressing insteadof heating.One of the benefits of electricityuse is its good regulatability andsteering. Nevertheless, there is stillscope for improving the efficiencyof its use. For example, the operationof an electric motor can beboosted with a frequency converter.It is also possible to save in otherenergy use by using electricity. Heatpumps are a good example of this:they are used for creating heat witha smaller amount of energy than inmany other heating appliances. Furthermore,tighter structure and betterinsulation of buildings requiresmechanical ventilation, i.e. appliancespowered by electricity.In the future, the everyday useof electricity may look like this: ‘Awind front sweeps across NorthernEurope. Electricity producedby wind power is distributed witha pan-European integrated electricitynetwork. Smart building servicetechnology in homes receives informationabout favourably pricedelectricity, which is instantly utilised,for example, by charging upan electric vehicle in the garageand switching on the back boiler.In hydropower plants, water ispumped into reservoirs so that theplants will be able to produce themaximum amount of hydropowereven after the wind front haspassed.Households will also be able tosell electricity. Therefore, for example,you can benefit from the electricitygenerated by solar panelseven when the house itself is notconsuming any electricity.’ lHow to save electricity at home and at work●●●●Maintain a room temperatureof about 21 degrees. Reducingthe temperature by one degreecorresponds to an annualsaving of about five per centin the heating costs. Set theintake air temperature inventilation a few degrees lowerthan the room temperature.Switch off the TV, digibox,computer, modem andother similarapplianceswhen notusing them.●●●●●●Do not leave appliances inthe stand-by mode. Thestand-by mode of applianceseasily accounts for some10% of household electricityconsumption.Choose a laptop computerbecause it consumes only10–20% of the amountof electricity a desk-topcomputer uses.Only wash full loads in thewashing machine.●●Use underfloor heatingsparingly. Use the actualheating system for spaceheating.What you should know about the electricity market21

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