The electricity market is middle of a major transformation. Moving to a quarter hour balancing period has changed the way production and consumption are managed. As a result, forecasting accuracy and fast response times are now more important than ever.

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As we wrote in our previous blog on hybrid power plants, a change was made to the Electricity Market Act in the spring of 2025, allowing interconnected production units and energy storage systems to be connected to the power grid via a shared connection line, even if they are located on different properties. This change, along with other recent changes to the Electricity Market Act and developments in the market, reduces the costs of grid connection. These changes also help enable a more flexible electricity grid, where hybrid power plants can operate as an integral part of the overall energy system. The development of the power system will continue to be wide-ranging, and the size of generation plants is also expected to increase. In our view, future systems will increasingly involve energy production systems above 110 kV, so it is important that grid permits and bureaucracy do not become obstacles to large-scale projects.