Last year, Danish households used 16 percent more electricity at night compared to the previous year. This is what the organization Green Power Denmark writes in a press release based on figures from Energinet.
The increase is partly due to the fact that more electric cars have been put on the roads. This is according to Deputy CEO of Green Power Denmark Mette Rose Skaksen.
- This is a result of more people replacing their gasoline cars with electric cars, and that consumers are good at charging their electric cars at night, she says.
The car owners' organization, FDM, has previously stated that Denmark reached the 400,000 mark in electric cars at the end of April this year. Just a year and a half ago, there were 200,000 electric cars on Danish roads.
Tariff model pushes consumption to nighttime
According to Mette Rose Skaksen, the increasing electricity consumption in the hours from midnight to 6 a.m. is also related to a new price structure for electricity.
The so-called tariff model 3.0 means that electricity is more expensive during the peak period from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., while it is typically cheaper at other times of the day.
- Consumers are very aware of using electricity when it is cheapest. It is good for the speed of the green transition and the private economy when consumers in this way push charging of electric cars and other electricity consumption that can be moved away from the busy evening hours to the quieter night hours, says Mette Rose Skaksen.
According to the video CEO, when electricity consumption is spread out over the day, it also reduces the pressure on the electricity grid. This means that the pressure on investments in reinforcing the electricity grid is eased, she says.
- The amount of excavation work and the size of the investments depend on whether consumers move their electricity consumption to times with less congestion in the electricity grid.
- Wise consumption can ease some of the pressure on the electricity grid. But we still need to invest massively in it, says Mette Rose Skaksen.
Household electricity consumption increased overall by eight percent. in 2024 compared to 2023.
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