Origin of electricity for enterprise customers

All of Fortum Markets Oy's electricity contracts are origin-verified. When our customer signs an electricity contract with us, we purchase the same amount of guarantees of origin equivalent to the electricity consumption of the customer. This way, the customer can be sure that the amount of electricity corresponding to the company's consumption has been produced without carbon dioxide emissions. All our customers can also add the Fortum Yritys Alkuperä additional service to their electricity contract. In this case, the electricity has been produced from renewable energy, i.e. hydro, wind or solar power. 

Since 2022, large companies (annual consumption over 200 000 kWh) have been able to purchase the residual allocation of the electricity production, which includes electricity produced using nuclear power and fossil fuels, as well as the share of renewable electricity production that has not been sold separately as a guarantee of origin.

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Total distribution and emissions

The reporting of the distribution of energy sources and emissions is regulated by the law based on the Internal Market Directive for Electricity. The reporting concerns electricity sold during the previous calendar year. The total distribution and emissions data is published when the production data for the previous year are available.

Fortum Markets Oy sold electricity contracts to both households and enterprise customers in 2023. Electricity was purchased from the Nord Pool power exchange and from smaller electricity producers. 

In 2023, the origins of electricity sold to enterprise customers was distributed as follows:

  • 26.94 % renewable energy
  • 68.62 % nuclear energy
  • 4.44 % fossil fuel production

The origin of the Fortum Vihreä additional service was 100% renewable energy. 

For enterprise customers with an annual electricity consumption of less than 200 000 kWh, the origin of the electricity contracts was nuclear. The emissions generated in its production were as follows:

  • Accumulation of spent nuclear fuel: 2.15 mg/kWh

Large companies (annual consumption over 200 000 kWh) can purchase the residual allocation of the electricity production, which includes electricity produced using nuclear power and fossil fuels, as well as the share of renewable electricity production that has not been sold separately as a guarantee of origin. Emissions of the residual mix were as follows:

  • Carbon dioxide (CO2): 30.59 g CO2/kWh

In 2023, the distribution of the origins of electricity contracts sold to households and enterprise customers in total was as follows:

  • 35.45 % renewable energy
  • 62.53 % nuclear energy
  • 2.03 % fossil fuel production (only concerns large companies)

Emissions from the production of electricity contracts sold by Fortum Markets Oy:

  • Accumulation of spent nuclear fuel: 1.96 mg/kWh (nuclear energy)
  • Carbon dioxide (CO2): 13.94 g CO2/kWh (residual mix, only concerns large companies)

Questions about the origin of electricity

What is carbon dioxide-free electricity?
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Carbon dioxide-free electricity is electricity produced through forms of production that do not emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It is also spoken of as fossil-free electricity production because no fossil fuels, such as coal or oil, are used in the production.

Isn’t all electricity mixed in the electrical grid? How is the origin verified?
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Yes, electricity from different origins gets mixed in the electrical grid, so the verification of origin is done computationally. Electricity origin is decoupled from electricity production, and its sales are monitored separately under the Guarantee of Origin system. 

The Guarantee of Origin system offers you, as an electricity user, the possibility to choose renewable electricity. Only electricity that has been issued a guarantee of origin can be sold as renewable.

The Guarantee of Origin system ensures that electricity with the environmental label is generated with renewable energy sources in compliance with Directive 2001/77/EC. The verification is performed per production plant and production time as part of an annual audit conducted by an external auditor.

In the case of nuclear power, the producer guarantees the origin of the electricity. 

If I sign an electricity contract with Fortum now, how is the electricity produced?
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All electricity contracts sold by Fortum Markets Oy are origin-verified. When our customer signs an electricity contract with us, we purchase the same amount of guarantees of origin equivalent to the electricity consumption of the customer. This way, the customer can be sure that the amount of electricity corresponding to the company's consumption has been produced without carbon dioxide emissions and does not contain electricity produced with fossil fuels such as coal, oil or gas. 

All our business customers can also add the Fortum Yritys Alkuperä additional service to their electricity contract. In this case, the electricity is produced from renewable energy sources such as hydro, wind or solar power. 

Since 2022, large companies (annual consumption over 200 000 kWh) have been able to purchase the residual allocation of the electricity production, which includes electricity produced using nuclear power and fossil fuels, as well as the share of renewable electricity production that has not been sold separately as a guarantee of origin.

Carbon dioxide emissions are a major cause of global warming and therefore dioxide-free electricity helps to combat climate change. Carbon dioxide-free electricity generation means nuclear power and renewable energy.

If you want CO2-free electricity that is also produced from renewable energy sources such as water, wind or solar, you can choose the Fortum Yritys Alkuperä additional service to your electricity contract. You can add this additional service to your company's electricity contract conveniently online or by contacting our customer service.

Looking for 100% renewable energy?

You can supplement your electricity contract with the Fortum Yritys Alkuperä service.  By adding this additional renewable energy service to your electricity contract, you ensure that the amount of electricity that is equivalent to your consumption is generated from renewable sources such as hydro, wind or solar power. At the same time you participate with us in the valuable work of the Finnish Heritage Foundation to protect Finland's forests.

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We are here to help you

Do you still have questions about the origin of your company's electricity? Our customer service is happy to help with all contract and origin-related questions over the phone.

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