# Lidl to open 60,000 m² distribution center with Schneider Electric microgrid in Järvenpää, Finland

Schneider Electric partnered with Lidl to deliver Finland's largest industrial microgrid and building automation system for Lidl's new 60,000 m² distribution center in Järvenpää, Finland. The center will start operations at the beginning of 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-11-12
- Where: Järvenpää, Finland, Finland
- Starts operating: Jan 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 60,000 m²
- Products: microgrid, building automation system, solar power plant, battery energy storage
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Lidl](https://endata.com/companies/1598.md)
- [Schneider Electric](https://endata.com/companies/2048.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [perspectives.se.com](https://perspectives.se.com/europe/lidl-finland-microgrid-carbon-neutral-grocery-distribution), 2018-11-12: "The unique distribution center that will cover a surface of 60,000 m2, the largest in Finland and equivalent to 10 football fields in size, will serve Southern Finland's grocery stores and fully start operations at the beginning of 2019."

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