2023-02-082022/23:NU8 · p.8NUBusiness & energy
Other issues regarding return of funds and production values from natural resources
Compensation to municipalities for wind and hydropower
What's at stake: The decision affects how much of the value from wind and hydropower production stays in the municipalities where the plants are located, which in turn can affect local acceptance of renewable energy expansion. Today most of hydropower's profits go to the state and power companies rather than to the affected municipalities.
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 a new, statutory production-based compensation should be introduced for municipalities hosting wind power, and whether hydropower-hosting municipalities should keep a larger share of the profits, or whether the current arrangement should remain unchanged.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motions on a new, mandatory compensation to municipalities for wind power and on letting hydropower municipalities keep a larger share of the profits. The full reasoning for this point is missing from the available material, but the committee generally points to ongoing efforts within regional development policy.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 13 (V)
V wants the government to introduce a mandatory, production-based economic compensation for wind power, where a share of every kilowatt-hour produced goes to the municipality where the wind power is built, and wants hydropower-producing municipalities to keep a larger share of the value. The reasoning is that hydropower generates enormous sums but today only a small share of the profits benefits the affected municipalities, while the government has cut the property tax on hydropower without resolving the question of returning value to municipalities.
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 13 by V.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: CCenterpartiet, SSocialdemokraterna
Ja 261–21Ja 150–132
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/21/0/3 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | Yes 94/0/0/13 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/14/4 | differs | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Yes 17/0/0/7 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| L | Yes | Yes 14/0/0/2 | match | confidence: low | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 15/0/0/4 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | Yes | Yes 60/0/0/8 | match | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 61/0/0/12 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2022/23:36 by Per Bolund et al. (MP) demands 6 and 8, 2022/23:651 by Mathias Bengtsson (KD), 2022/23:826 by Lars Beckman (M), 2022/23:836 by Helena Lindahl and Daniel Bäckström (both C), 2022/23:1084 by Jörgen Berglund (M), 2022/23:1235 by Nooshi Dadgostar et al. (V) demands 6 and 17, 2022/23:1350 by Sofie Eriksson et al. (S), 2022/23:2084 by Saila Quicklund (M), 2022/23:2085 by Viktor Wärnick (M), 2022/23:2171 by Elin Söderberg et al. (MP) demands 5 and 7 and 2022/23:2175 by Per Bolund et al. (MP) demands 10 and 12.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:36 av Per Bolund m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 6 och 8, 2022/23:651 av Mathias Bengtsson (KD), 2022/23:826 av Lars Beckman (M), 2022/23:836 av Helena Lindahl och Daniel Bäckström (båda C), 2022/23:1084 av Jörgen Berglund (M), 2022/23:1235 av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V) yrkandena 6 och 17, 2022/23:1350 av Sofie Eriksson m.fl. (S), 2022/23:2084 av Saila Quicklund (M), 2022/23:2085 av Viktor Wärnick (M), 2022/23:2171 av Elin Söderberg m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 5 och 7 samt 2022/23:2175 av Per Bolund m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 10 och 12.
Riksdag decision: The Swedish National Audit Office has reviewed the government's organization, governance and monitoring of regional development policy. An overarching observation is that the government's handling has provided weak conditions for effective coordinated state action to achieve the policy's goals. Following the review, the government has submitted a letter in which it partially agrees with the Swedish National Audit Office's observations and will consider the agency's recommendations in continued work. The government also notes that a number of government agencies, including the county administrative boards, according to their appropriation directions for 2022 are to report how they have contributed to the implementation of regional development policy and the coordinated rural policy. The Riksdag has also taken a position on a number of motion proposals that address, among other things, commercial services in rural areas, location of government agencies and return of funds and production values from natural resources. The Riksdag rejected all motion proposals with reference to ongoing work and filed the government's letter, that is, closed the case.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants compensatory measures returned to rural areas to address increased fuel taxes. (V) — Reservation 13
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 explicitly establishes that wind power shall benefit both the municipality and residents in the local area and that more of the value of natural resources must remain where they are extracted and produced.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly establishes that wind power shall benefit both the municipality and residents in the local area and that more of the value of natural resources must remain where they are extracted and produced. Regional policy shall moreover be pursued to reduce disparities. The counter-proposal's mandatory compensation for wind power and larger share of the value of hydropower to municipalities is precisely this.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår uttryckligen fast att vindkraften ska gynna både kommun och boende i närområdet och att mer av naturresursernas värden måste stanna kvar där de utvinns och produceras. Regionalpolitiken ska dessutom drivas för att minska klyftorna. Motförslagets obligatoriska ersättning för vindkraft och större andel av vattenkraftsvärdet till kommunerna är precis detta.
- wind power shall benefit the municipalitydecisive»Vindkraften ska gynna både kommun och boende i närområdet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wind power shall benefit both the municipality and residents in the local area.”
- natural resource value stays local»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.”
- the countryside shall not be depleted»Oavsett var i landet vi bor så har vi ett gemensamt intresse av att landsbygden inte utarmas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regardless of where in the country we live, we have a common interest in the countryside not being depleted.”
- regional policy against disparities»Regionalpolitiken ska därför drivas för att minska klyftorna.« (party programme ↗)“Regional policy shall therefore be pursued to reduce disparities.”
The election manifesto explicitly states that municipalities that contribute to the expansion of wind power plants can receive economic support, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement for production-based compensation.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly states that municipalities that contribute to the expansion of wind power plants can receive economic support, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement for production-based compensation. The plan wants to expand electricity production of all kinds and protect hydropower, which requires local acceptance. That the whole country should be able to live and develop supports that more of the value remains in the production municipalities.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår uttryckligen fast att kommuner som medverkar till utbyggnad av vindkraftverk ska kunna få ekonomiskt stöd, vilket är kärnan i motförslagets krav på produktionsbaserad ersättning. Planen vill bygga ut elproduktionen av alla slag och värna vattenkraften, vilket förutsätter lokal acceptans. Att hela landet ska kunna leva och utvecklas stöder att mer av värdet stannar i produktionskommunerna.
- compensation to wind power municipalitiesdecisive»Kommuner som medverkar till utbyggnad av vindkraftverk ska kunna få ekonomiskt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities that contribute to the expansion of wind power plants can receive economic support.”
- expand electricity production»Bygg ut elproduktionen av alla slag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand electricity production of all kinds.”
- protect hydropower»Vi behöver också värna vattenkraften och se till att solpanelerna blir fler, bland annat på offentliga och kommersiella byggnader.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We also need to protect hydropower and ensure that solar panels become more common, including on public and commercial buildings.”
- 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 promises substantial financial compensation to the municipalities where wind power is built and exists, which is exactly what the counter-proposal's production-based compensation means.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto promises substantial financial compensation to the municipalities where wind power is built and exists, which is exactly what the counter-proposal's production-based compensation means. The party programme's decentralist perspective and support for local ownership argue that hydroelectric power's value to a greater degree remains in the affected municipalities. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lovar rejäl ekonomisk återbäring till de kommuner där vindkraft byggs och finns, vilket är precis vad motförslagets produktionsbaserade ersättning innebär. Partiprogrammets decentralistiska grundsyn och stöd för lokalt ägande talar för att också vattenkraftens värden i högre grad stannar i de berörda kommunerna. Planen stöder därför motförslaget.
- compensation to wind power municipalitiesdecisive»Ge rejäl ekonomisk återbäring till de kommuner där det byggs och finns vindkraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Provide substantial financial compensation to the municipalities where wind power is built and exists.”
- local ownership of energy»Vi ser positivt på lokalt ägande varför det måste« (party programme ↗)“We view local ownership positively so it must”
- decisions close to citizens»Beslut ska fattas så nära« (party programme ↗)“Decisions shall be made as close as”
- hydroelectric power's values distributed»Vattenkraften är enligt vårt sätt att se det färdigutbyggd« (party programme ↗)“Hydroelectric power is, in our view, fully developed”
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 explicitly promises that more of the value from natural resources like wind power, hydropower and mines will stay local and that profits from local power production must increasingly stay in rural areas.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly promises that more of the value from natural resources like wind power, hydropower and mines will stay local and that profits from local power production must increasingly stay in rural areas. The counter-proposal's requirement for mandatory production-based compensation for wind power and that hydropower municipalities keep more is precisely this commitment. The plan also links local anchoring to the transition succeeding.
Original (Swedish)
Planen lovar uttryckligen att mer av värdet från naturresurser som vindkraft, vattenkraft och gruvor ska stanna kvar lokalt och att vinsterna från lokal kraftproduktion i större utsträckning ska stanna i bygden. Motförslagets krav på en obligatorisk produktionsbaserad ersättning för vindkraft och att vattenkraftskommuner får behålla mer är precis detta åtagande. Planen kopplar också lokal förankring till att omställningen ska lyckas.
- value stays localdecisive»Mer av värdet som skapas från naturresurser — exempelvis vindkraft, vattenkraft och gruvor — ska stanna kvar lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the value created from natural resources — for example wind power, hydropower and mines — must stay local.”
- profits stay in rural areas»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 — must increasingly stay in rural areas.”
- compensation to residents»Den gröna omställningen kräver lokal förankring. Den som bor eller äger mark nära ett vindkraftverk ska kunna få ersättning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The green transition requires local anchoring. Those who live or own land near a wind turbine should be able to receive compensation.”
- local support for transition»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 providing fair compensation to landowners and residents are important keys to succeeding with the green transition.”
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's line for the entire country is general measures for business climate and infrastructure, equalization of the conditions of municipalities and regions after factors they cannot influence, and that financing responsibility is rather shifted to the state for more equivalent conditions.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan's line for the entire country is general measures for business climate and infrastructure, equalization of the conditions of municipalities and regions after factors they cannot influence, and that financing responsibility is rather shifted to the state for more equivalent conditions. A mandatory production-based compensation that ties revenues to where power plants happen to be located goes in the opposite direction. That the equalization system shall contain incentives for growth speaks, however, partly in favour of the counter-proposal.
Original (Swedish)
Planens linje för hela landet är generella åtgärder för företagsklimat och infrastruktur, utjämning av kommunernas och regionernas villkor efter faktorer de inte kan påverka, och att finansieringsansvar snarare flyttas till staten för mer likvärdiga villkor. En obligatorisk produktionsbaserad ersättning som knyter intäkter till var kraftverken råkar ligga går i motsatt riktning. Att utjämningssystemet ska innehålla drivkrafter för tillväxt talar dock delvis för motförslaget.
- general measures rather than targeteddecisive»Viktigast är generella åtgärder för att förbättra« (party programme ↗)“Most important are general measures to improve”
- state financing responsibility»Vi vill skapa mer likvärdiga villkor och skatter genom att flytta finansieringsansvaret för bland annat skolan och LSS till staten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to create more equivalent conditions and taxes by shifting financing responsibility for, among other things, schools and LSS to the state.”
- equalization between municipalities»De ekonomiska villkoren för kommuner och regioner behöver därför utjämnas« (party programme ↗)“The economic conditions for municipalities and regions therefore need to be equalized”
- incentives for growth»Utjämningssystemet ska innehålla drivkrafter för tillväxt.« (party programme ↗)“The equalization system shall contain incentives for growth.”
The counter-proposal wants mandatory production-based compensation to wind power municipalities and for hydropower municipalities to retain more of the value.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The counter-proposal wants mandatory production-based compensation to wind power municipalities and for hydropower municipalities to retain more of the value. The election manifesto conditions wind power expansion with respect for local democracy and local conditions and wants to protect hydropower, and the party programme establishes strong municipal self-governance with its own taxation rights and the goal that all of Sweden should thrive. That part of the production value remains in the rural areas is in line with this.
Original (Swedish)
Motförslaget vill en obligatorisk produktionsbaserad ersättning till vindkraftskommuner och att vattenkraftskommuner får behålla mer av värdet. Valmanifestet villkorar vindkraftsutbyggnaden med respekt för den lokala demokratin och lokala villkor och vill värna vattenkraften, och principprogrammet slår fast en stark kommunal självstyrelse med egen beskattningsrätt och målet att hela Sverige ska leva. Att en del av produktionsvärdet stannar i bygden ligger i linje med detta.
- local democracy in wind powerdecisive»Bygg ut vindkraften men med respekt för den lokala demokratin och anpassa storleken efter lokala villkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Build out wind power but with respect for local democracy and adapt the size to local conditions.”
- strong municipal self-governance»Den kommunala självstyrelsen ska vara stark« (party programme ↗)“Municipal self-governance shall be strong”
- protect hydropower»Värna vattenkraften, både den storskaliga och småskaliga.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect hydropower, both large-scale and small-scale.”
- all of Sweden shall thrive»Målet är att hela Sverige ska leva och att varje kommun och region ska vara ett fungerande samhälle, där« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that all of Sweden shall thrive and that every municipality and region shall be a functioning society, where”
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 documents say nothing about municipal return of wind power or hydropower income.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The documents say nothing about municipal return of wind power or hydropower income. The closest principle is the tax-raise freeze and that energy policy should aim at fossil-free and plannable production plus investments in the grid, not new mandatory charges per kilowatt hour produced. The plan does take account of regional attachment in other matters, but based on the closest principle, the demand is rejected.
Original (Swedish)
Dokumenten säger inget om kommunal återföring av vindkrafts- eller vattenkraftsintäkter. Närmast liggande princip är skattehöjarstoppet och att energipolitiken ska inriktas på fossilfri och planerbar produktion samt investeringar i elnätet, inte på nya obligatoriska pålagor per producerad kilowattimme. Planen tar visserligen hänsyn till regional anknytning i andra frågor, men utifrån närmast liggande princip avvisas kravet.
- tax-raise freezedecisive»Införa ett skattehöjarstopp under den kommande mandatperioden som innebär att de samlade skatterna inte höjs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a tax-raise freeze during the coming term of office which means that total taxes are not raised”
- investments in the electricity system»Investera i det svenska elnätet och korta tillståndsprocesserna för elnätsutbyggnad« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in the Swedish electricity grid and shorten permit processes for grid expansion”
- regional attachment»Sälja av en större andel av statliga Sveaskogs innehav till personer med regional anknytning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sell a larger share of state-owned Sveaskog holdings to people with regional attachment”
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The counter-proposal wants a share of each produced kilowatt-hour of wind power to go to the host municipality and that hydropower municipalities retain more of the value.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The counter-proposal wants a share of each produced kilowatt-hour of wind power to go to the host municipality and that hydropower municipalities retain more of the value. The plan demands that property tax from industrial and electricity production facilities remain at regional level and criticises that revenues from raw material extraction and industry seldom benefit local communities. Allowing production values to return locally is therefore the plan's line, even though the plan simultaneously wants to protect the municipal veto against wind power.
Original (Swedish)
Motförslaget vill att en andel av varje producerad kilowattimme vindkraft går till värdkommunen och att vattenkraftskommuner behåller mer av värdet. Planen kräver att fastighetsskatten från industri- och elproduktionsanläggningar stannar på regional nivå och kritiserar att intäkter från råvaruutvinning och industri sällan kommer lokalbygden till del. Att låta produktionsvärden återföras lokalt är därför planens linje, även om planen samtidigt vill värna det kommunala vetot mot vindkraft.
- return of energy tax revenuesdecisive»Den fastighetsskatt som tas ut från industri- och elproduktionsanläggningar vill vi ska stanna på regional nivå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The property tax levied on industrial and electricity production facilities we want to remain at regional level.”
- local communities should benefit»om hur intäkter från råvaruutvinning och industri sällan kommer lokalbygden till del« (2022 manifesto ↗)“how revenues from raw material extraction and industry seldom benefit local communities”
- prosperity throughout the country»Låta hela landet få del av välstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Let the whole country share in prosperity”
- municipal veto against wind power»Värna det kommunala vetot vid etablering av vindkraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect the municipal veto over wind power establishment”
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 (2022/23:NU8)
- Committee report full text (HA01NU8)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1022 — Sverigevänlig skatte- och indrivningspolitik för välfärd, trygghet och företagande av Per Söderlund m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1084 — Värdet av vattenkraftsproduktion av Jörgen Berglund (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1121 — Fler företag, fler jobb och stärkt konkurrenskraft i hela landet av Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1157 — Göteborg som experimentstad för ny teknik av Dennis Dioukarev och Jimmy Ståhl (båda SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1167 — Hela Sverige ska växa och utvecklas av Lars Isacsson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1208 — Livskraftig skånsk landsbygd av Peter Ollén m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1233 — Transporteffektivt och hållbart samhälle av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:1235 — Omställning till förnybar energiförsörjning av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:1344 — Likvärdighet i hela landet av Peter Hultqvist m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1348 — Norrland som Sveriges och EU:s tillväxtzon av Lars Isacsson och Sofie Eriksson (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1350 — Stärkt kompensation till den lokala bygden vid vindkraftsutbyggnad av Sofie Eriksson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1416 — En svensk ö-politik av Jesper Skalberg Karlsson (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1430 — Myndigheter till Halland av Adnan Dibrani och Jennie Nilsson (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1515 — Myndighet i Halland av Larry Söder (KD)
- Motion 2022/23:1539 — Stärkta förutsättningar för nyindustrialisering av Linus Sköld m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1626 — Utvärdering av fastighetsskatten av Martina Johansson (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1672 — En levande landsbygd för Sveriges bästa av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1673 — Jämställdhet för hållbar utveckling av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1886 — Klimatsmart Stockholmsregion av Kerstin Lundgren m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1911 — Stockholm - möjligheternas storstadsregion av Malin Danielsson m.fl. (L)
Source: The Swedish Parliament