Introducing the New Energy Geographic Information System
Monitoring changes, effectively planning renewable energy development, and analyzing challenges relevant to the state and municipalities will be facilitated by the Energy Ministry and the Lithuanian Energy Agency's upcoming energy geographic information system, EnerGIS.
This data platform is designed to collect, process, and visualize information about energy production, consumption, and building energy status. The interactive map allows analysis of energy data relevant to each municipality, including energy consumption in specific areas by fuel type, demand for heat, electricity, gas, biofuel, waste heat sources, and other important information. The map also shows the distribution of power plants using renewable energy resources.
As the European Union aims to become the first climate-neutral continent, green energy is rapidly developing across all sectors in Lithuania. Lithuania aims to ensure climate neutrality by no later than 2050, considering national circumstances and the structure of its energy supply and consumption ecosystem.
To achieve these goals, it is crucial to exploit the balanced digitalization capabilities of energy data, allowing for various perspectives to monitor and analyze the progress of counties, municipalities, and settlements, and to analyze energy indicators and untapped potential in different sectors.
To become energy independent, the capacity of various renewable energy technologies is rapidly increasing, while the capacity of polluting or fossil fuels is decreasing. Changes in energy demand in certain geographical areas are influenced by climate change and growing consumer awareness.
The energy geographic information system will ensure that the development of renewable electricity, heat, and cooling capacities continues at a suitable pace, meeting the changing energy demand. Digitalized information will contribute to more effective policy-making and will be useful in reporting progress to the European Commission.
The EnerGIS system is currently being introduced in events organized by the Lithuanian Energy Agency in various municipalities. Meetings have already taken place in Alytus, Marijampolė, and Kaunas. The next EnerGIS presentation is scheduled for February 14, 2024, in Panevėžys from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM.
These events are particularly relevant for municipal employees who prepare long-term planning documents related to energy, such as special heat economy plans and renewable energy development action plans. The EnerGIS data platform provides opportunities for local authorities, businesses, and residents to assess the current situation in specific locations, plan building renovations, investments, or rational system development. New heat-intensive companies can efficiently evaluate location choices for investments.
For more information about the events organized by the Lithuanian Energy Agency and the energy geographic information system itself, visit the Lithuanian Energy Agency’s website at www.ena.lt or energis.lt.
About the project. 2014-2021 Norwegian Financial Mechanism program "Environment, Energy, Climate Change." Project No. LT05-3-EM-TF-001 "Creation of an Interactive Platform for Efficient and Balanced Energy Production Planning".
Last updated: 05-06-2024
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