2026-06-092025/26:NU20 · p.2NUBusiness & energy
The handling of the wind power compensation
What's at stake: The decision determines how easy it will be for nearby property owners to actually receive the compensation they are entitled to, and whether some risk losing out on money simply by failing to apply, while also affecting the administrative burden on operators.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether wind-power compensation to nearby residents should be administered as the government proposes, with building owners themselves having to submit a written claim to the operator each year, or whether the compensation should instead be paid out automatically using data from the property register.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee backs the government's bill on wind-power compensation and rejects the motions on how the compensation should be administered, referring to the reasoning set out in the bill: the operator calculates and pays out the compensation without any authority decision, and the building owner submits the claim themselves.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (S, C, MP)
The reservation (S, C, MP) considers that the government's application procedure, where the building owner must submit a claim every year, creates an unnecessary administrative burden and a risk that property owners miss out on compensation they are entitled to. It instead wants the compensation paid out automatically, with the operator identifying eligible property owners using data from the property register.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by S, C, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Abstain 0/0/20/1 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | No 0/106/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | No 0/18/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/23/0/1 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | No | Yes 16/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 18/0/0/1 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | No | Yes 65/0/0/1 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 68/0/0/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2025/26:4104 by Birger Lahti et al. (V) motion 3, 2025/26:4126 by Fredrik Olovsson et al. (S) motion 2 and 2025/26:4137 by Rickard Nordin et al. (C) motion 1.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:4104 av Birger Lahti m.fl. (V) yrkande 3, 2025/26:4126 av Fredrik Olovsson m.fl. (S) yrkande 2 och 2025/26:4137 av Rickard Nordin m.fl. (C) yrkande 1.
Riksdag decision: The government proposes a new law that means that residents near wind power facilities shall be entitled to compensation corresponding to a portion of the annual revenues from a facility, so-called wind power compensation. The Riksdag approved the government's proposal. According to the government's proposal, wind power compensation shall be paid by the operator of a wind power facility to owners of residential buildings that are located within nine wind turbine heights from a wind turbine in a wind power facility. The wind power compensation is proposed to be higher the closer the facility is to the residence. The government also proposes amendments to the Income Tax Act, which means that the wind power compensation shall be tax-free to the extent it concerns a private residence. The new law and the legislative amendment enter into force on 1 July 2026.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants compensation to nearby residents to be paid automatically instead of through annual application. (S, C, MP) — Reservation 1
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan establishes that wind power should benefit both the municipality and residents in the nearby area and that more of the value of natural resources should remain where they are produced.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that wind power should benefit both the municipality and residents in the nearby area and that more of the value of natural resources should remain where they are produced. Automatic compensation paid based on the real estate register instead of upon application makes that commitment real, since an application procedure risks that those entitled will miss out on the money. The committee's reasons concern the procedure itself, which the plan does not comment on.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att vindkraften ska gynna både kommunen och de boende i närområdet och att mer av naturresursernas värden ska stanna där de produceras. Att ersättningen betalas ut automatiskt utifrån fastighetsregistret i stället för efter ansökan gör det åtagandet verkligt, eftersom ett ansökningsförfarande riskerar att berättigade går miste om pengarna. Utskottets skäl gäller själva förfarandet, som planen inte uttalar sig om.
- wind power should benefit nearby residentsdecisive»Vindkraften ska gynna både kommun och boende i närområdet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wind power should benefit both municipality and residents in the nearby area.”
- local share of natural resource value»Mer av naturresursernas värden måste stanna kvar där de utvinns och produceras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the value of natural resources must remain where they are extracted and produced.”
- rights without application barriers»Vi vill bygga ett samhälle som alltid finns där för den som behöver det.« (party programme ↗)“We want to build a society that is always there for those who need it.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan establishes that extraction and use of natural resources shall occur sustainably and with economic compensation to individuals, state and municipality, and that municipalities participating in wind power expansion shall be able to receive support.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that extraction and use of natural resources shall occur sustainably and with economic compensation to individuals, state and municipality, and that municipalities participating in wind power expansion shall be able to receive support. That compensation to nearby residents is paid automatically, without an application procedure that risks those entitled missing it, follows from that principle. However, the plan does not address the payment method directly.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att utvinning och användning av naturresurser ska ske hållbart och med ekonomisk kompensation till individ, stat och kommun, och att kommuner som medverkar till vindkraftsutbyggnad ska kunna få stöd. Att ersättningen till närboende betalas ut automatiskt, utan ansökningsförfarande som riskerar att berättigade går miste om den, följer av den principen. Planen behandlar dock inte utbetalningsformen direkt.
- kompensation till närboendedecisive»Hållbar utvinning och användning av naturresurser, med ekonomisk kompensation till« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable extraction and use of natural resources, with economic compensation to”
- ersättning vid vindkraftsutbyggnad»Kommuner som medverkar till utbyggnad av vindkraftverk ska kunna få ekonomiskt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities participating in wind power expansion shall be able to receive economic support.”
- utbyggd elproduktion»Bygg ut elproduktionen av alla slag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand electricity production of all kinds.”
The plan establishes that those affected by wind power shall take part in the values that arise and that local communities shall receive returns from energy extraction.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that those affected by wind power shall take part in the values that arise and that local communities shall receive returns from energy extraction. An application procedure risks that those entitled will miss out on the compensation, which counteracts that commitment, whereas automatic payment ensures it. The plan, however, does not take a position on the administrative handling as such.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att de som påverkas av vindkraft ska få ta del av de värden som uppstår och att lokalsamhällen ska få återbäring vid energiutvinning. Ett ansökningsförfarande riskerar att berättigade går miste om ersättningen, vilket motverkar det åtagandet, medan automatisk utbetalning säkerställer det. Planen tar dock inte ställning till den administrativa hanteringen som sådan.
- those affected share the profitsdecisive»De som påverkas av exempelvis vattenkraft, vindkraft eller gruvetableringar ska få ta del av vinsterna som uppstår, till exempel genom investeringar i samhällsservice och infrastruktur.« (party programme ↗)“Those affected by, for example, hydropower, wind power or mining developments shall take part in the profits that arise, for example through investments in community services and infrastructure.”
- returns from wind power»bygga ut vindkraften till havs snabbt i hela landet, med hänsyn till livet i havet. Ge rejäl ekonomisk återbäring till de kommuner där det byggs och finns vindkraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“expand offshore wind power quickly across the country, with consideration for marine life. Provide fair economic returns to the municipalities where it is built and where wind power exists.”
- local share of values»Det är rimligt att de platser som bidrar till hela samhällets omställning också får del av de värden som skapas.« (party programme ↗)“It is reasonable that the places that contribute to the whole society's transition also receive part of the values created.”
- local anchorage»Det ska alltid finnas lokal förankring vid utvinning av naturresurser. Alla som berörs ska få göra sin röst hörd och ha inflytande.« (party programme ↗)“There shall always be local anchorage when natural resources are extracted. Everyone affected shall be able to make their voice heard and have influence.”
The election manifesto establishes that anyone who lives or owns land near a wind turbine should be able to receive compensation, and that the green transition requires local anchoring.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto establishes that anyone who lives or owns land near a wind turbine should be able to receive compensation, and that the green transition requires local anchoring. An application procedure that causes eligible parties to miss compensation undermines precisely that commitment. The plan also wants to clean up unnecessary rules and bureaucracy, which speaks in favour of automatic payment.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att den som bor eller äger mark nära ett vindkraftverk ska kunna få ersättning, och att den gröna omställningen kräver lokal förankring. Ett ansökningsförfarande som gör att berättigade går miste om ersättningen underminerar just det åtagandet. Planen vill dessutom rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati, vilket talar för automatisk utbetalning.
- compensation to nearby residentsdecisive»Den som bor eller äger mark nära ett vindkraftverk ska kunna få ersättning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Anyone who lives or owns land near a wind turbine should be able to receive compensation.”
- local anchoring of the transition»Den gröna omställningen kräver lokal förankring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The green transition requires local anchoring.”
- less bureaucracy»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We should clean up unnecessary rules and bureaucracy.”
- value stays locally»Vinsterna från lokal kraftproduktion« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The profits from local power production”
The plan does not address wind power compensation to neighbours.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address wind power compensation to neighbours. The closest principle is that administration shall be automated and public functions made digitally accessible when this can be done at reasonable cost, and that the individual's opportunities to have their rights satisfied shall increase. An automatic payment procedure based on the property register better meets these principles than an application requirement.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte vindkraftsersättning till närboende. Närmast liggande princip är att handläggning ska automatiseras och offentliga funktioner göras digitalt tillgängliga när det kan ske till rimlig kostnad, samt att den enskildes möjligheter att få sin rätt tillgodosedd ska öka. Ett automatiskt utbetalningsförfarande utifrån fastighetsregistret svarar mot dessa principer bättre än ett ansökningskrav.
- automated administrationdecisive»Automatiserad handläggning av olika slags tillstånd skulle förenkla för företagare och bör användas under förutsättning att rättssäkerheten alltid upprätthålls.« (party programme ↗)“Automated administration of various kinds of permits would simplify matters for entrepreneurs and should be used on the condition that legal certainty is always maintained.”
- digital accessibility»En central princip är därför att alla offentliga funktioner som till en rimlig kostnad kan göras digitalt tillgängliga också ska göras digitalt tillgängliga.« (party programme ↗)“A central principle is therefore that all public functions that can at reasonable cost be made digitally accessible shall also be made digitally accessible.”
- individuals' rights shall be safeguarded»Den enskildes möjligheter att hävda sina rättigheter gentemot myndigheterna måste öka.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's opportunities to assert their rights against authorities must increase.”
- expanded wind power»Det finns en stor potential att fortsätta bygga ut förnybara energislag, bland annat vindkraft, solenergi, biogas och vågkraft.« (party programme ↗)“There is great potential to continue expanding renewable energy sources, including wind power, solar energy, biogas and wave power.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan makes the right to property a human right and requires full compensation for restrictions on ownership rights, which speaks for entitled neighbours actually receiving their compensation rather than missing it due to an application procedure.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan makes the right to property a human right and requires full compensation for restrictions on ownership rights, which speaks for entitled neighbours actually receiving their compensation rather than missing it due to an application procedure. The plan moreover wants to counter bureaucracy and complicated rules. The requirement for careful handling of personal data qualifies but does not prevent register-based identification.
Original (Swedish)
Planen gör rätten till egendom till en mänsklig rättighet och kräver fullgod ersättning vid inskränkningar i äganderätten, vilket talar för att berättigade närboende faktiskt får sin ersättning i stället för att missa den på grund av ett ansökningsförfarande. Planen vill dessutom motverka byråkrati och krångliga regler. Kravet på varsam hantering av personuppgifter kvalificerar men hindrar inte en registerbaserad identifiering.
- full compensation for intrusiondecisive»Rätten till egendom är en mänsklig rättighet och därför ska en regel finnas i grundlagen som garanterar fullgod ersättning vid olika former av inskränkningar i äganderätten.« (party programme ↗)“The right to property is a human right and therefore a rule shall exist in the constitutional framework guaranteeing full compensation for various forms of restrictions on ownership rights.”
- against unnecessary administration»Byråkrati och krångliga regler ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bureaucracy and complicated rules shall be countered.”
- consideration for neighbours»Bygg ut vindkraften men med respekt för den lokala demokratin och anpassa storleken efter lokala villkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand wind power but with respect for local democracy and adapt the scale to local conditions.”
- careful personal data handling»det offentliga måste tillämpa stor försiktighet och respekt för den personliga integriteten vid hantering av personuppgifter« (party programme ↗)“the public must apply great caution and respect for personal integrity in handling personal data”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan does not address wind power compensation.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address wind power compensation. The nearest principle is that ownership rights shall have strong protection and that unnecessary bureaucracy shall be gone. Automatic payment to eligible property owners, instead of an application procedure that risks eligible parties missing out on compensation, follows from these principles.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte vindkraftsersättningen. Den närmast liggande principen är att äganderätten ska ha ett starkt skydd och att onödigt krångel ska bort. En automatisk utbetalning till berättigade fastighetsägare, i stället för ett ansökningsförfarande som riskerar att berättigade går miste om ersättningen, följer av dessa principer.
- strong ownership rightsdecisive»Äganderätten och näringsfriheten ska ha ett starkt skydd i« (party programme ↗)“Ownership rights and freedom of enterprise shall have strong protection in”
- reduced administrative bureaucracy»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one-third of companies' administrative costs and one-third of bureaucratic red tape”
- strengthened ownership and user rights»Stärka ägande- och brukanderätten för jordbrukare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen ownership and user rights for farmers”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan demands rule simplification and that rules shall be cost-effective.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands rule simplification and that rules shall be cost-effective. An application procedure that creates administrative burden and risks that entitled neighbors miss out on compensation is precisely such unnecessary red tape. Automatic payment using the property register thus aligns with the plan, even though the plan is otherwise restrained about wind power expansion.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver regelförenkling och att regler ska vara kostnadseffektiva. Ett ansökningsförfarande som skapar administrativ börda och riskerar att berättigade närboende går miste om ersättningen är just en sådan onödig regelkrångel. Automatisk utbetalning med hjälp av fastighetsregistret ligger därför i linje med planen, även om planen i övrigt är återhållsam till vindkraftsutbyggnad.
- rule simplificationdecisive»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for rule simplification and alleviate small businesses' administrative burden”
- cost-effective rules»Nya regler ska vara kostnadseffektiva och befintliga regler behöver ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“New rules shall be cost-effective and existing rules need to be reviewed.”
- local influence in wind power»Värna det kommunala vetot vid etablering av vindkraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect the municipal veto in the establishment of wind power”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:NU20)
- Committee report full text (HD01NU20)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:4104 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:239 Vindkraft i kommuner av Birger Lahti m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:4126 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:239 Vindkraft i kommuner av Fredrik Olovsson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:4132 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:239 Vindkraft i kommuner av Linus Lakso m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:4137 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:239 Vindkraft i kommuner av Rickard Nordin m.fl. (C)
- Proposition 2025/26:239 — Vindkraft i kommuner
Source: The Swedish Parliament