Number of places of consumption connected to power grid tops 726,000

According to data from Elering's smart grid platform Estfeed, the number of places of consumption in Estonia exceeded 726,000 as at the end of March.

Approximately 1000 new places of consumption were added in the first quarter, whereas in 2018, the number of places grew by nearly 1700 year on year.

As at the last day of March, 581,400, i.e. 80% of places of consumption purchase electricity from an electricity seller under a contract and 144,700 as a general service from distribution grid companies.

In the first quarter, there were 39,000 cases where places of consumption extended the contract with their provider or entered into a new one. Nearly 5900 places of consumption switched their service provider. Around 900 places of consumption switched their electricity provider at the beginning of April.

According to Elering's smart grid platform, the number of places of natural gas consumption with a grid contract exceeded 56,500 as at the end of March. The total number of places of consumption remained practically unchanged in the first quarter. Around 500 places of consumption have not selected a gas seller, and purchase natural gas as a general service from distribution grid companies. The remaining places purchase gas from a gas seller on the basis of a contract. In the first quarter of 2019, nearly 700 places of natural gas consumption switched their seller. 100 places of consumption switched their service provider at the beginning of April.