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"The closure of a coal power plant in Finland today brings the country to the
brink of a full coal phase-out - four years ahead of schedule.
Power utility company Helen officially decommissioned its Salmisaari plant in
Helsinki on 1 April, dropping coal to a less than 1 per cent share of the
country’s energy mix.
Alongside reducing emissions and increasing energy independence, it says the
switch is also helping it to cut customers' electricity bills.
“We have been able to improve our competitiveness by investing in the
flexibility of the energy system in line with our strategy and shifting our
production to green solutions,” says Helen’s CEO, Olli Sirkka.
“This way, we can operate more profitably with lower customer prices. Our
success is an excellent indication that, at best, the clean transition, cost
efficiency and Finland’s security of supply can go hand in hand.”"
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
