Data center waste heat meets over 70% of heating needs at Kesko’s Mankkaa store

• Kesko’s K-Supermarket Mankkaa covered over 70% of its heating needs with neighboring atNorth data center waste heat since October 2025.
• The project reduced groupwide emissions from district heating by nearly 1% in its first year.
• Kesko targets a 58.8% reduction in its own emissions by 2034 from a 2024 baseline.
• Heat recovery systems operate in nearly 100 K-food stores, supplying about half of renovated stores’ heating needs on average.

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