Energy production and consumption
Target for 2050
- * The goal is to make Lappeenranta’s electricity and heat production climate neutral by 2050.
- * A combined energy network enables energy storage and the balancing of demand and supply.
- * Energy-efficiency guarantees the well-being of future generations.
- * Citizens and enterprises are resources for the energy transition.
Action plan and timeline for achieving the target for 2050, set by working groups on resource wisdom:
2016–2017
- Energy efficiency and solar energy are taken into account in land use planning.
2017-2021
- At Kaukaan Voima’s power plant, peat is replaced with a renewable fuel.
- Industry’s energy use acts as a virtual energy storage system.
2021-2025
- New wind power plants are constructed between Lappeenranta and Imatra.
- Solar power plants: a large 50 MWp power plant and another 50 MWp in solar panels on the roofs of buildings.
2029
- Power-to-methane storage and its related transportation use
- Six successful energy industry technology companies have emerged in Lappeenranta