Wind Power

The plan requires radical expansion of renewable electricity production and for the state to invest in renewable energy. That defence interests should not block wind power expansion but be handled through cooperation on location and technical solutions follows from that prioritization. The plan simultaneously assumes that the expansion benefits the municipality and residents of the surrounding area.

• radical expansion of renewable energydecisive»En radikal utbyggnad av den förnybara elproduktionen är avgörande« (party programme ↗)“Radical expansion of renewable electricity production is crucial”
• state investments in renewable energy»därför behöver staten gå in med satsningar på förnybar energi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“therefore, the state needs to invest in renewable energy”
• expanded energy capacity»Investeringar i grön teknik, industri och infrastruktur, utbyggd energikapacitet och stärkt styrning utifrån nya, skärpta klimatmål behövs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investments in green technology, industry and infrastructure, expanded energy capacity and stronger governance based on new, stricter climate targets are needed.”
• local benefit from wind power»Vindkraften ska gynna både kommun och boende i närområdet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wind power should benefit both the municipality and residents of the surrounding area.”

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 wants to expand electricity production of all kinds and especially highlights offshore wind power as a major energy source, while bureaucratic barriers and slow permit processes shall be torn down. It supports the counter-proposal's demand that the defence actively seeks locations and technical solutions that enable wind power expansion. The plan does not, however, directly address the relationship between wind power and the overall defence's interests.

• expanded offshore wind powerdecisive»Vindkraft långt ute till havs kan bidra med mycket energi.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wind power far out to sea can contribute much energy.”
• faster permit processes»Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Slow permit processes shall be expedited.”
• local acceptance for wind power»Kommuner som medverkar till utbyggnad av vindkraftverk ska kunna få ekonomiskt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities that participate in wind power expansion shall be able to receive economic support.”
• fossil-free electricity production»Stabil, tillförlitlig och fossilfri elproduktion som på lång sikt är förnybar.« (party programme ↗)“Stable, reliable and fossil-free electricity production that in the long term is renewable.”

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 decisive commitment is rapid expansion of wind power throughout the country and that all energy shall primarily be fossil-free and renewable. That the defence shall actively seek locations and technical solutions that enable the expansion follows directly from that commitment. The plan also emphasizes local anchoring and returns to the places where wind power is built.

• rapid wind power expansiondecisive»bygga ut vindkraften till havs snabbt i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“rapidly expand wind power at sea throughout the country”
• rapid expansion of renewables»se en snabb utbyggnad av förnybar energi som vindkraft« (party programme ↗)“see rapid expansion of renewable energy such as wind power”
• fossil-free energy first»Vår främsta prioritering är att all energi ska vara fossilfri.« (party programme ↗)“Our primary priority is that all energy shall be fossil-free.”
• local returns and acceptance»vindkraft eller gruvetableringar ska få ta del av vinsterna som uppstår« (party programme ↗)“wind power or mining establishments shall be able to share in the profits that arise”

The plan wants to double renewable electricity production and establishes that licences for wind power should take a maximum of two years, with a crisis commission to speed up expansion. Defence actively coordinating with the energy sector on locations and technical solutions removes precisely such an obstacle. The plan simultaneously wants to strengthen defence but does not see the goals as incompatible.

• faster wind power licensingdecisive»Det krävs en kriskommission för att snabbare öka Sveriges utsläppsfria elproduktion och tillstånd för vindkraft ska få ta max två år.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A crisis commission is needed to more rapidly increase Sweden's renewable electricity production and licences for wind power should take a maximum of two years.”
• doubled renewable electricity production»Sverige ska bli Europas gröna batteri och exportera el till grannländer som fasar ut sitt fossilberoende. Vi vill fördubbla produktionen av utsläppsfri el, och rusta och bygga ut elnätet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become Europe's green battery and export electricity to neighbouring countries phasing out fossil fuel dependence. We want to double renewable electricity production and upgrade and expand the electricity network.”
• electricity expansion target»Minst 50 TWh utsläppsfri el måste börja byggas nästa mandatperiod.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At least 50 TWh of renewable electricity must start being built in the next term.”
• strengthened military defence»Sverige ska försvaras. Vi vill rusta det militära försvaret snabbt, kraftfullt och långsiktigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall be defended. We want to rapidly, powerfully, and sustainably strengthen military defence.”

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 wants to build more solar and wind power throughout the country and calls offshore wind power an important part of a robust electricity supply, while it requires a significantly stronger military defence. That the defence cooperates with the energy sector on localization and technical solutions is precisely the way to unite these two commitments. Therefore, the plan supports the counter-proposal's demands.

• expanded wind powerdecisive»Ska vi få ner elpriserna krävs att vi bygger inte bara kärnkraft utan också mer sol- och vindkraft i hela landet, investerar i kraftsystemet och satsar på energilagring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To bring down electricity prices requires that we build not only nuclear power but also more solar and wind power throughout the country, invest in the power system and bet on energy storage.”
• offshore wind power»Havsbaserad vindkraft är en viktig del av en robust elförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“Offshore wind power is an important part of a robust electricity supply.”
• stronger military defence»Sverige behöver ett betydligt starkare militärt försvar än i dag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs a significantly stronger military defence than today.”
• considered localization»Utbyggnad av vindkraft ska koncentreras till redan exploaterade områden och platser med« (party programme ↗)“Expansion of wind power shall be concentrated to already exploited areas and places with”

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 establishes that wind power can only be a complement and should be expanded with respect for local conditions, which speaks against the defence being given the task of enabling or facilitating wind power expansion. The party programme makes the defence force's main task to protect people's lives, freedom and territorial integrity, not to promote a single energy source. Energy policy in the plan moreover rests on all fossil-free energy sources competing independently on an equal electricity market.

• wind power only complementdecisive»Vindkraft kan dock bara vara ett komplement.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wind power can however only be a complement.”
• defence's main task»Försvarsmaktens huvuduppgift är att värna människors liv och frihet.« (party programme ↗)“The defence force's main task is to protect people's lives and freedom.”
• equal market without special treatment»konkurrera självständigt på en jämlik elmarknad.« (party programme ↗)“compete independently on an equal electricity market.”
• territorial integrity»genom att värna territoriell integritet och utöva gränsskydd samt värna fredstida yttre« (party programme ↗)“by protecting territorial integrity and exercising border control and also protecting peacetime external”

The plan's answer to electricity needs is primarily new nuclear power, not that defence should be tasked with promoting wind power expansion. Defence's task is described as strengthening the ability to defend the country and assert territorial integrity, which weighs more heavily than facilitating a single power source. The plan does however establish that all fossil-free energy sources should contribute.

• nuclear power is the answer to electricity needsdecisive»I det läge Sverige har hamnat i på grund av dåliga politiska beslut kommer en utbyggnad av kärnkraften att vara helt central.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Given the situation Sweden has ended up in because of bad political decisions, expansion of nuclear power will be entirely central.”
• defence capability comes first»Försvaret måste stärkas för att vi bättre ska kunna försvara vårt land, hävda vår territoriella integritet och värna svenska intressen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Defence must be strengthened so that we can better defend our country, assert our territorial integrity and protect Swedish interests.”
• all fossil-free power sources contribute»Ska vi klara det behövs en elproduktion där alla fossilfria energikällor är med och bidrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To manage that, we need electricity production where all fossil-free energy sources are involved and contribute.”

The counter-proposal wishes the defence actively to work to enable and facilitate wind power expansion. The election manifesto, on the contrary, states that marine and water environments must be prioritized more clearly before extensive wind power expansion, values the municipal veto against wind power and points out nuclear power as the plannable solution. Making the defence a facilitator of wind power is therefore not the plan's line.

• restrained wind power expansiondecisive»Vår havs- och vattenmiljö måste prioriteras tydligare framför ett allt för intensivt fiske och omfattande vindkraftsutbyggnad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our marine and water environments must be prioritized more clearly before excessive fishing and extensive wind power expansion.”
• municipal veto against wind power»Värna det kommunala vetot vid etablering av vindkraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Value the municipal veto in establishing wind power”
• nuclear power as plannable base»Skapa förutsättningar för ny kärnkraft i Sverige och en färdplan för byggandet av SMR-reaktorer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Create conditions for new nuclear power in Sweden and a roadmap for building SMR reactors”
• defence capability comes first»Återupprätta ett totalförsvar som är rustat för krig« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Restore a total defence that is equipped for war”