Returns from power generation

The election manifesto explicitly states that wind power should benefit both the municipality and residents in the surrounding area, and that more of the value of natural resources must remain where they are extracted and produced. A statutory return for wind power and a review of compensation for hydropower is exactly that commitment converted into law. The party programme further wants to see regionally balanced economic development where the surrounding area receives a share of the value.

• wind power should benefit the surrounding areadecisive»Vindkraften ska gynna både kommun och boende i närområdet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wind power should benefit both the municipality and residents in the surrounding area.”
• value remains where it is created»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.”
• local benefit of natural resources»den ekonomiska utvecklingen i närområdet.« (party programme ↗)“the economic development in the surrounding area.”
• regional balance»för att skapa en regionalt balanserad ekonomisk utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“to create regionally balanced economic development.”

The plan explicitly states that municipalities that participate in the expansion of wind power plants shall be able to receive financial support, and it wants revenues from the electricity system to be used to lower costs for customers in different parts of the country. A statutory return from wind and hydropower to affected municipalities is the same idea, and it supports the expansion of electricity production of all kinds. The form—statutory compensation—is not specified in the plan.

• compensation to wind power municipalitiesdecisive»Kommuner som medverkar till utbyggnad av vindkraftverk ska kunna få ekonomiskt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities that participate in the expansion of wind power plants shall be able to receive financial support.”
• expanded electricity production»Bygg ut elproduktionen av alla slag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand electricity production of all kinds.”
• revenues back to electricity customers»Vi vill se till att intäkterna från kapacitetsavgifter som inte används för nätinvesteringar används både för att minska prisskillnaderna och sänka kostnaderna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to ensure that revenues from capacity charges not used for grid investments are used both to reduce price differences and lower costs.”
• the whole country shall live»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a common interest in the whole country being able to live and develop.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly requires generous economic compensation to municipalities where wind power is built and located. The plan also views local ownership positively and wants municipalities to be given increased responsibility and influence, and highlights the energy sector as an important industry for rural areas. A statutory compensation for wind power and a review of hydropower's compensation system is precisely that commitment translated into legislation.

• compensation to wind power municipalitiesdecisive»Ge rejäl ekonomisk återbäring till de kommuner där det byggs och finns vindkraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Provide generous economic compensation to municipalities where wind power is built and located.”
• local energy ownership»Vi ser positivt på lokalt ägande varför det måste« (party programme ↗)“We view local ownership positively, which is why”
• increased municipal influence»kommuner ges ett ökat ansvar och inflytande över de« (party programme ↗)“municipalities are given increased responsibility and influence over”
• energy as rural industry»Även energisektorn är en näring av stor« (party programme ↗)“The energy sector is also an industry of great”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly promises that more of the value created from natural resources such as wind power, hydropower and mines shall remain locally, and that profits from local power production to a greater extent shall remain in the region. Fair compensation to landowners and neighbours is pointed out as a key for the green transition. A statutory return from wind power and a review of the hydropower compensation system is precisely this commitment.

• värdet stannar lokaltdecisive»Den gröna omställningen kräver lokal förankring. Den som bor eller äger mark nära ett vindkraftverk ska kunna få ersättning. Mer av värdet som skapas från naturresurser — exempelvis vindkraft, vattenkraft och gruvor — ska stanna kvar lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The green transition requires local anchoring. Those living or owning land near a wind power facility shall be able to receive compensation. More of the value created from natural resources — for example wind power, hydropower and mines — shall remain locally.”
• vinster kvar i bygden»Vinsterna från lokal kraftproduktion — som vind och vatten — ska i större utsträckning stanna kvar i bygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Profits from local power production — such as wind and water — shall to a greater extent remain in the region.”
• rättvis ersättning till närboende»Att bygga lokalt stöd och ge rättvis ersättning till markägare och närboende är viktiga nycklar för att lyckas med den gröna omställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Building local support and giving fair compensation to landowners and neighbours are important keys to succeeding with the green transition.”
• likvärdiga förutsättningar regionalt»Alla delar av landet ska ges likvärdiga förutsättningar för utveckling och tillväxt.« (party programme ↗)“All parts of the country shall be given equivalent conditions for development and growth.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan protects local influence over wind power through the municipal veto remaining in place, and it uses the principle that locally decided fees shall stay at the regional level when it addresses congestion charges. This argues for the counter-proposal's demand that municipalities and local communities affected by wind and hydropower get a share of the values created. At the same time, the plan wants the state as far as possible to be neutral between energy types, and statutory recycling is not mentioned, which is why the basis is weak.

• local influence over wind powerdecisive»Det kommunala vetot mot vindkraft ska bestå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The municipal veto against wind power shall remain.”
• fees stay locally»trängselavgifter, som ska beslutas på lokal eller regional nivå och vars avgifter ska stanna på« (party programme ↗)“congestion charges, which shall be decided at local or regional level and whose fees shall stay at”
• neutrality between energy types»största möjliga mån vara neutral mellan energislag som uppfyller miljö- och säkerhetskraven.« (party programme ↗)“greatest possible extent be neutral between energy types that meet environmental and safety requirements.”

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 election manifesto conditions wind power expansion with respect for local democracy and adaptation to local conditions, and the regional policy in the party programme establishes that local conditions in the form of natural resources should be supported and promoted so that all of Sweden thrives. A statutory return of the value created by wind and hydropower to affected municipalities is a direct expression of that principle. The counter-proposal's requirements are therefore supported by the plan.

• local democracy in wind powerdecisive»Bygg ut vindkraften men med respekt för den lokala demokratin och anpassa storleken efter lokala villkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Build wind power but with respect for local democracy and adapt the size to local conditions.”
• local conditions promoted»De lokala och regionala förutsättningar som finns« (party programme ↗)“The local and regional conditions that exist”
• all of Sweden shall thrive»Målet är att hela Sverige ska leva och att varje kommun och region ska vara ett fungerande samhälle« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that all of Sweden shall thrive and that every municipality and region shall be a functioning society”
• protect hydropower»Värna vattenkraften, både den storskaliga och småskaliga.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect hydropower, both the large-scale and small-scale.”

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's energy policy is aimed at lowering electricity costs and speeding up expansion: levies like the waste incineration tax should go, the electricity grid should be built out with shorter permit processes and total taxes should not be raised. A new statutory and mandatory return from power production to municipalities instead imposes a new cost on electricity production. The plan does not address rural funds, hence low certainty.

• tax increase ceilingdecisive»Införa ett skattehöjarstopp under den kommande mandatperioden som innebär att de samlade skatterna inte höjs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a tax increase ceiling during the coming mandate period which means that total taxes are not raised”
• lower levies on electricity production»Ta bort avfallsförbränningsskatten för att öka elproduktionen från kraftvärmeverken« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove the waste incineration tax to increase electricity production from combined heat and power plants”
• faster expansion»Investera i det svenska elnätet och korta tillståndsprocesserna för elnätsutbyggnad« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in the Swedish electricity grid and shorten permit processes for electricity grid expansion”

The plan explicitly demands that property tax from electricity production facilities remain at the regional level and criticizes that income from raw material extraction and industry rarely benefits the local area. It wants all of the country to share in prosperity. The counter-proposal's demand for statutory reallocation from wind and hydropower to affected municipalities therefore follows directly from the plan.

• reallocation to regional leveldecisive»Den fastighetsskatt som tas ut från industri- och elproduktionsanläggningar vill vi ska stanna på regional nivå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The property tax collected from industrial and electricity production facilities we want to remain at the regional level.”
• regionalized property tax»Regionalisera fastighetsskatten från industri- och elproduktionsanläggningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regionalize property tax from industrial and electricity production facilities”
• income to local areas»om hur intäkter från råvaruutvinning och industri sällan kommer lokalbygden till del« (2022 manifesto ↗)“about how income from raw material extraction and industry rarely benefits the local area”
• all of the country shares prosperity»Låta hela landet få del av välstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Let all of the country share in prosperity”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.