{"id":4100,"date":"2025-08-18T15:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/?p=4100"},"modified":"2025-08-21T19:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:20:36","slug":"reservimarkkinat-avaavat-uusia-mahdollisuuksia-energiavarastot-ja-sahkokattilat-kannattavuuden-karjessa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/reservimarkkinat-avaavat-uusia-mahdollisuuksia-energiavarastot-ja-sahkokattilat-kannattavuuden-karjessa\/","title":{"rendered":"Reserve markets open up new opportunities \u2013 energy storage and electric boilers at the forefront of profitability"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reserve markets, energy storage and electric boilers are a quiet but rapidly growing business area<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, they are the pillars of the Finnish electricity system. The question is no longer why it is worth participating in them \u2013 but rather who will be among the first to take advantage of the opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the biggest misconceptions is that participation in the reserve market is only for large energy companies or municipal heating plants. In reality, many companies \u2013 manufacturing plants, real estate investors, logistics centers and growing SMEs \u2013 can already benefit financially from participating in balancing the electricity grid today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Renewe is at the forefront of these solutions, and now it&#039;s time to reveal what it&#039;s all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When the electricity grid needs help, someone gets compensated for it<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The reserve market, maintained by Fingrid, is a system where electricity production and consumption are adjusted in seconds or minutes according to demand. When electricity is consumed more than is produced, someone has to react \u2013 and there is a price to pay for that reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both energy producers and consumers are involved in this need. The latter group in particular has become increasingly important \u2013 and so have the opportunities. An energy storage system or an electric boiler can be just the resource that allows a company to step onto the other side of market logic: instead of being the payer <em>electricity seller<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Energy storage is no longer an expensive curiosity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The common perception is still that a battery is an expensive investment that takes years \u2013 even decades \u2013 to pay back. This is no longer true. The technology has matured, prices have fallen, and profitability is now based on a multi-channel revenue stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Energy storage can generate savings by cutting consumption peaks, utilize the cheapest hourly price (spot pricing) and act as an active reserve market player. In practice, a battery not only saves \u2013 it also produces. And often this production can be automatically optimized as part of a company&#039;s energy use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When these effects are combined, a highly profitable business entity is created. For example, a medium-sized property can achieve a profit of <strong>over 10,000 euros<\/strong> benefits by combining consumption flexibility and reserve market revenues \u2013 without jeopardizing normal use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Electric boiler \u2013 an old friend, a new role<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Electric boilers have been in use in Finland for decades. What is new is that they have become a sought-after flexible resource. As they are quickly adjustable and easy to control, they are excellently suited to the reserve market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When an electric boiler is used as part of a frequency reserve, it is no longer just a heat source \u2013 but also an income-generating instrument. Response times are seconds, and control can be handled fully automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often all that is needed is to modernize existing equipment to a controllable form, and a partner to handle registration, reporting and technical support. Renewe offers this as a package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An investment that pays off immediately<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#039;s energy investment does not require a large initial investment or a long payback period. Thanks to leasing financing, the system can be put into operation without equity, and often the cash flow turns positive from the first month - the system starts to produce more than it costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a particularly significant opportunity for those who already have a solar power plant, electric boiler or a relatively large electricity consumption. When the system is optimized to participate in the reserve market, the potential increases significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And most importantly \u2013 you don\u2019t have to do anything yourself. We take care of the technical implementation, control solutions, market integrations and regulatory processes. The customer can focus on their own business \u2013 the system does the work in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/energiavarasto-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4102\" style=\"width:798px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/energiavarasto-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/renewe.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/energiavarasto-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/renewe.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/energiavarasto-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewe.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/energiavarasto-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/renewe.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/energiavarasto-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/renewe.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/energiavarasto.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reserve market: income from electric boilers and energy storage?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This is not the future \u2013 it is today\u2019s energy reality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reserve markets are no longer a concept discussed in seminars and visions. They are a functioning part of the Finnish electricity system today \u2013 and participation in them is technically and economically feasible for more and more companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of players are already involved, and the pace of growth is accelerating. It&#039;s not just about responsibility or energy efficiency \u2013 it&#039;s about a business model that combines profitability, security of supply and a green transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Energy storage or an electric boiler is no longer just a cost or a technical investment. It is part of an active and intelligent electricity market, where value is not measured just in consumption \u2013 but in the ability to react, store and participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your property or production facility has the potential to contribute to grid flexibility, now is the time to find out. The first step can be simple: a survey that shows how much your own equipment could produce or what upgrades it would require \u2013 and how to make the system part of the new revenue logic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Business opportunities are increasingly found in places that were previously considered expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The reserve market won&#039;t wait \u2013 what about you?<\/strong><br>Ask us how your equipment can transform from an expense to a source of revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact us and let&#039;s start mapping<\/strong>!<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/ota-yhteytta\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/ota-yhteytta\/\">Fill out the form online<\/a><br>\ud83d\udce7 info@renewe.fi<br>\ud83d\udcde 010 660 3030<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reservimarkkinat, energiavarastot ja s\u00e4hk\u00f6kattilat ovat hiljainen mutta nopeasti kasvava liiketoiminta-alue Samalla ne ovat Suomen s\u00e4hk\u00f6j\u00e4rjestelm\u00e4n tukipilareita. Kysymys ei en\u00e4\u00e4 ole siit\u00e4, koska niihin kannattaa osallistua \u2013 vaan siit\u00e4, kuka ehtii hy\u00f6dynt\u00e4\u00e4 tilaisuuden ensimm\u00e4isten joukossa. Yksi suurimmista harhakuvista liittyy siihen, ett\u00e4 osallistuminen reservimarkkinoihin olisi vain isoille energiayhti\u00f6ille tai kunnallisille l\u00e4mp\u00f6laitoksille. Todellisuudessa monet yritykset \u2013 tuotantolaitokset, kiinteist\u00f6sijoittajat, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[261,264],"tags":[247,246,268],"class_list":["post-4100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogi-oppaat","category-uutuudet-tuotteet","tag-energiavarastot","tag-reservimarkkinat","tag-sahkokattila"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4100"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4508,"href":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4100\/revisions\/4508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewe.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}