Elektrogorsk was founded in 1912 due to the construction of the first big
peat-fired
thermal power station in Russia, which would be called
Elektroperedacha ("", lit. "
electric power transmission"). The settlement was named after the power station. In 1946, it was granted town status and renamed Elektrogorsk. It has a highly variable climate ranging from in the winter up to in the summer. ==Administrative and municipal status==