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Developments during the year | Sustainable consumptionVattenfall’s distribution <strong>and</strong> sales operations in <strong>2014</strong>Vattenfall is a major distributor of electricity in Sweden<strong>and</strong> Germany. Vattenfall also sells electricity, gas, heat,cooling <strong>and</strong> energy services to end customers. Electricitysales in <strong>2014</strong> amounted to 199.0 TWh, sales of heattotalled 24.1 TWh, <strong>and</strong> sales of gas totalled 45.5 TWh.Sales of electricity decreased during the year from 2013.Sales of heat <strong>and</strong> gas also decreased, mainly due towarmer weather.Electricity distributionVattenfall owns <strong>and</strong> operates electricity distribution networks inSweden <strong>and</strong> Germany. In all Vattenfall has approximately 3.2 millionelectricity network customers in Sweden <strong>and</strong> Germany, consistingof industrial <strong>and</strong> business customers as well as private households.Vattenfall has approximately 940,000 network customers in Sweden<strong>and</strong> approximately 2,290,000 in Germany. The number of electricitynetwork customers in Sweden is at a relatively stable level, while thenumber in Germany decreased as a result of the sale of the electricitydistribution operation in Hamburg at the start of the year.In Berlin, a tendering process is currently in progress for new concessionsfor the electricity network. This process was supposed to becompleted in <strong>2014</strong>, but since it has been delayed, Vattenfall’s electricitynetwork company Stromnetz Berlin GmbH will continue to operate theelectricity grid in Berlin at least through 2015.Electricity distribution is a monopoly business that is regulated <strong>and</strong>monitored by the grid regulator in the respective countries. This businessis legally <strong>and</strong> functionally unbundled from the parts of Vattenfall’selectricity operations that are exposed to competition. Disruption-freeelectricity supply is the most important requirement from networkcustomers. To meet customers’ <strong>and</strong> society’s expectations in thisregard, Vattenfall conducts continuous development work <strong>and</strong> investson a regular basis in electricity networks. Read more about Vattenfall’songoing work on improving security of supply on page 32.District heatingVattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers <strong>and</strong> distributors ofheat, with nearly 16,000 MW of installed capacity for heat. The companyis a leading player in district heating in Germany <strong>and</strong> one of theforemost in Sweden <strong>and</strong> the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s. Vattenfall’s district heatingnetworks in Sweden, Germany <strong>and</strong> the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s span some 5,500kilometres.District heating is an efficient form of heating with relatively lowenvironmental impact. Several different energy sources can be usedin heating <strong>and</strong> combined heat <strong>and</strong> power plants, including biomass,waste, peat <strong>and</strong> natural gas.SalesVattenfall has approximately 6.2 million electricity customers <strong>and</strong>1.9 million gas customers. The main markets for Vattenfall’s salesoperations are Sweden, Germany <strong>and</strong> the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s.Vattenfall strives to deliver smart solutions for every customer’senergy needs – no matter if the customer is a private household, alarge company, or an entire city.Sales of gas are concentrated mainly in the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, whereVattenfall has a market-leading position with more than 1.7 millioncustomers. A large share of gas consumption is used for heating. Fora number of years, Vattenfall has also been delivering gas to customersin Germany.A growing segment in sales of electricity to businesses involvessupplying electricity for computer server rooms. For example,Vattenfall supplies environmentally certified electricity from hydropower plants to Facebook’s facility outside Luleå.Sales of electricity, heat <strong>and</strong> gasTWh <strong>2014</strong> 2013 2 Change, %Sales of electricity 199.0 203.3 -2.1of which, retail customers 26.2 28.1 -6.8of which, resellers 29.2 27.1 7.7of which, business customers 63.4 66.1 -4.1Other sales of electricity 1 80.2 81.0 -1.0Sales of heat 24.1 30.3 -20.5Sales of gas 45.5 55.8 -18.51) Mainly via electricity exchanges.2) Certain values for 2013 have been recalculated compared with information previouslypublished in Vattenfall’s 2013 Annual <strong>and</strong> <strong>sustainability</strong> <strong>report</strong>.Electricity volume, TWh, breakdownper customer segmentSales of heat, TWh per energy sourceRetail customers 26.2Resellers 29.2Businesses 63.4Hard coal 7.4Lignite 4.4Oil 0.8Gas 6.9Biomass, waste 4.628 Vattenfall Annual <strong>and</strong> <strong>sustainability</strong> <strong>report</strong> <strong>2014</strong>

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