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Questions and answers about electricity shortages

Last update on 10th of October at 2 pm.

REGARDING ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES IN GENERAL

How do electricity shortages arise?
Why is there a risk of electricity shortages?
How can electricity shortages be avoided?
How would an electricity shortage affect Finland?
Who is responsible for handling electricity shortages?
What are the phases in an electricity shortage (tiers 1–3)?
How can an electricity shortage end?
If you do not have a spot-price or fixed-term contract, does the time of day when you consume electricity make any difference to your electricity bill?
What is the difference between an electricity shortage and electricity rationing?

 

INFORMATION FOR CONSUMERS

Can consumers receive compensation for the power cuts caused by an electricity shortage?
How long could the power cuts last?
What should I do during an electricity shortage? Can I make a difference?
What is done to ensure that critical societal functions like hospitals can continue to operate in the event of an electricity shortage?
Who is liable for damages caused by an electricity shortage?
How can I find out when I need to save more electricity?
Will there be a public campaign to encourage people in Finland to save electricity?
How can you guarantee that home carers will be able to cope with power cuts if a patient is on life support and there are no batteries? Other treatment devices are also completely dependent on electricity.
Outside the times of peak consumption, spot-priced electricity contracts usually offer cheaper hours. Is it likely that these will cease to exist in the winter?
If an electricity shortage occurs, can the electricity supply be restricted in such a way that consumers’ homes are supplied with enough electricity to meet their minimum needs?
Why are only households being asked to save electricity? Where are the energy-saving measures for the public sector, industry and other services?
Why is there a large spike in the electricity price at 8 am almost every day?
How will power cuts be announced?

 

IN-DEPTH INFORMATION

What can Fingrid and other parties do before taking action against electricity shortages?
How will an electricity shortage affect the price of electricity?
Why is electricity consumption not restricted at night when it would have less of an impact?
Could the charging of electric vehicles be restricted now that electricity is in short supply?
Is Finland self-sufficient in electricity production?
Will consumers and various critical functions experience power cuts?
Does the estimate of peak consumption in the winter (14,400 MW – this figure was estimated on 9 December) take into account the fact that many people in Finland will reduce their electricity consumption in the coming winter?
Why is electricity in Finland twice as expensive as in Sweden?
Will the electricity price continue to rise in the future, or is it possible that it will go back down to its previous level?
If the reserve power plants are not in active use, how can you be sure they will work in the event of a disturbance?
Why has the electricity price gone up by several multiples, although the price of production has remained about the same?
Why has Finland not introduced a price cap like the ones in Germany or Spain, for example?
Has anything been done to determine which parts of Finland produce enough electricity and which have a deficit?
What is the distribution of electricity consumption in Finland between households, municipalities, the state and enterprises?
Why does Finland not invest enough in electricity production? Why does it expect countries like Germany and Italy to cope with the energy crisis?
The news assures us that the situation will be eased when Olkiluoto 3 is up and running. However, even when we have summer weather, our net imports of electricity are greater than the capacity of OL3. What will happen when the freezing weather sets in?
Why is the start-up of Olkiluoto 3 expected to reduce prices in Finland if the electricity market is pan-European? Olkiluoto’s production is small compared with the European electricity market as a whole.