Electrification can boost competitiveness
2026 has started with freezing temperatures. While the snowy landscapes and clear skies look and feel great, there is a downside to it as well. The cold weather challenges the electricity system – especially from the viewpoint of balancing demand and supply.
- Increasing demand: When the temperatures go down, the electricity demand goes up. This is mostly due to increased need for heating. According to Fingrid, the electricity consumption reached its all-time on Thursday 08.01.2026.
- Low production of renewable energy: Freezing temperatures are often combined with low winds. It is good news for those who want to spend time outdoors, but not so good news for wind energy production.
The combination of increasing demand and lower production can lead to price peaks, unless we plan and build flexibility in the system. Flexibility assets include for example storage solutions like batteries (BES), green hydrogen or generators preferably running with renewable fuels. In addition, modern industrial processes that include intelligent operating solutions can be a source of flexibility.
Electrification and growth
The recent electricity consumption records are most likely to be broken many times over during the coming years. At the same time, electrification is seen to boost competitiveness. According to Fingrid (see figure below), industrial electrification and data centres drive electricity consumption growth. They are paving the way to fossil free future and ensuring Finland’s competitiveness both in traditional and new industries.
Considering the worries about the price of electricity, we need system level understanding and investment in multiple solutions. Finding solutions that ensure competitiveness, call for technology and business model innovation as well as attractive financing solutions.
Committed to customer success and competitiveness
Aurora Infrastructure is committed to ensuring that our customers succeed. We are innovative. We have competences and decades of experience in designing, financing, building, owning and operating electricity networks and flexibility assets. We can even provide flexibility as a service. To summarize our unique value proposition – we offer much more than financing. We are true partner for existing industrial players and greenfield project developers alike.
If you are developing a wind power plant, datacenter or are interested in electrification of industrial processes, let’s talk!