The plan for the Hietaselkä area includes 100 MWp of industrial solar power and a maximum of 45 MWp of wind power. The plans also include a possible energy storage. The size of the entire area is about 220 hectares.
The Hietaselkä area of Utajärvi will be zoned in its entirety as an energy production area. The local master plan to be prepared for the Hietaselkä area is intended to enable the construction of a maximum of four wind turbines, solar power plants and other industrial activities.
The Hietaselkä project area is located in the municipality of Utajärvi, about 3 km southwest of the municipality centre. The goal of the municipality of Utajärvi is to form a new area of industrial activities. The common goal of the municipality of Utajärvi and Skarta Energy is to create a local energy area where energy production and consumption take place on the same large property.
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