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. 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.
Origin of electricity for enterprise customers
All of Fortum Markets Oy's electricity contracts are origin-verified. When our customer signs an electricity contract 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.
If you have added the Fortum Yritys Alkuperä or Fortum Alkuperä Pro additional service to your electricity contract, the amount of electricity corresponding to your consumption is produced 100% from renewable sources. This is verified by guarantees of origin, which Fortum purchases in an amount corresponding to your electricity consumption.
Fortum’s business customers with annual consumption over 200 000 kWh are 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.
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 is available.
Fortum Markets Oy sold electricity contracts to both households and enterprise customers in 2024. Electricity was purchased from the Nord Pool power exchange and from smaller electricity producers.
In 2024, the origin of electricity sold to enterprise customers was as follows:
28.19% renewable energy
71.30% nuclear energy
0.51% fossil fuel production
In 2024, the origin of the electricity sold by Fortum Markets Oy to small and medium-sized business customers (annual electricity consumption of less than 200,000 kWh) was as follows:
28.51% renewable energy
71.49% nuclear energy
0.00% fossil fuel production
If you have added the Fortum Yritys Alkuperä additional service to your electricity contract, the amount of electricity corresponding to your consumption is produced 100% from renewable sources. This is verified by guarantees of origin, which Fortum purchases in an amount corresponding to your electricity consumption.
For business customers whose annual electricity consumption is less than 200,000 kWh and who do not have the Fortum Yritys Alkuperä service, the electricity we sell is produced using nuclear power. The emissions generated in its production were as follows:
Carbon dioxide (CO2): 0,00 g CO2/kWh
If your company’s annual electricity consumption is over 200,000 kWh and you have added the Fortum Alkuperä Pro additional service to your electricity contract, the amount of electricity corresponding to your consumption is produced 100% from renewable sources. This is verified by guarantees of origin, which Fortum purchases in an amount corresponding to your electricity consumption.
Enterprise customers that purchase the residual allocation of the electricity production:
The residual allocation of the electricity production 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): 390.93 g CO2/kWh
Accumulation of spent nuclear fuel: 0.86 mg/kWh
The origin of the electricity sold by Fortum Markets Oy to household and business customers in total in 2024 was distributed as follows:
32.41% renewable energy
67.34% nuclear energy
0.25% fossil fuel production
Emissions from the electricity production sold by Fortum Markets Oy:
Accumulation of spent nuclear fuel: 1.88 mg/kWh
Carbon dioxide (CO₂): 1.71 g CO₂/kWh
Frequently asked questions about the origin of electricity
Yes. Electricity generated from different energy sources is mixed in the electricity grid, so its origin is verified through a bookkeeping system using Guarantees of Origin. The origin is separated from the electricity at the time of generation, and the use of Guarantees of Origin is tracked through the European Guarantees of Origin system.
The Guarantees of Origin system allows electricity customers to choose the 100% Renewable Energy additional service. Electricity can only be marketed as renewable if it is covered by a valid Guarantee of Origin.
The Guarantees of Origin system verifies the origin of electricity. A Guarantee of Origin certifies that the electricity has been generated from the declared energy source.
The origin of the electricity in Fortum's electricity contracts is verified with Guarantees of Origin for renewable energy and nuclear power.
Read more about Guarantees of Origin.
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