Grid issues

The party programme makes radical expansion of renewable electricity production crucial and sees electricity as part of Sweden's infrastructure where investments shall be based on socioeconomic goals, not narrow forecasts. That the grid is expanded so that offshore wind power can be connected is therefore in substance what the plan requires. The opening for private actors to design grid expansion goes, however, against the requirement that the public takes over responsibility for the electricity grid, but what is crucial in the counter-proposal is expanded grid capacity for renewable electricity.

• radical expansion of renewable electricitydecisive»En radikal utbyggnad av den förnybara elproduktionen är avgörande« (party programme ↗)“Radical expansion of renewable electricity production is crucial”
• electricity grid as social infrastructure»Vi ser el och värme som en del av Sveriges infrastruktur, där« (party programme ↗)“We see electricity and heat as part of Sweden's infrastructure, where”
• public responsibility for the electricity grid»Det offentliga ska ta över ansvaret för elnätet, vilket kommer leda till minskade avgifter för hushållen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The public shall take over responsibility for the electricity grid, which will lead to reduced fees for households.”
• investments according to societal goals»investeringar och priser behöver utgå från samhällsekonomiska mål.« (party programme ↗)“investments and prices need to be based on socioeconomic goals.”

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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 promises to at least double the pace of grid expansion and to speed up the permit processes, and particularly points out offshore wind power and the need for more electricity in southern Sweden. The counter-proposal's demands that grid capacity be expanded for large-scale electricity production, financed by bottleneck revenues, and for planning for expansion are this commitment in practical form. The plan also states that capacity charge revenues shall be used for grid investments and reduced price differences.

• doubled grid expansion pacedecisive»Riv de byråkratiska hindren för mer el. Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på. Vi vill minst fördubbla takten i utbyggnaden av elnätet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove the bureaucratic obstacles for more electricity. Slow permit processes shall be sped up. We want to at least double the pace of grid expansion.”
• offshore-based wind power»Vindkraft långt ute till havs kan bidra med mycket energi.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Offshore wind power can contribute a lot of energy.”
• bottleneck revenues to the grid»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.”
• more electricity in southern Sweden»Vi behöver bygga ut elproduktionen för att få mer billig el, snabbt, inte minst i södra Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We need to expand electricity production to get cheaper electricity, quickly, not least in southern Sweden.”

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 wants to rapidly expand offshore wind power throughout the country and at the same time expand the electricity grid, which requires that the transmission grid connects large-scale renewable production. Planning the grid for expansion and financing the connection so that offshore wind investments are not stopped is therefore in line with the plan's commitments, especially in southern Sweden. The plan simultaneously requires environmental considerations in the design and location of renewable energy.

• rapid offshore wind expansiondecisive»bygga ut vindkraften till havs snabbt i hela landet, med hänsyn till livet i havet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“rapidly expand offshore wind power throughout the country, with consideration for marine life”
• expanded grids»bygga ut elnäten, investera i energilager och satsa på ett smart energisystem« (2022 manifesto ↗)“expand the electricity grid, invest in energy storage and focus on a smart energy system”
• major investments in renewables»Vi vill se stora satsningar på järnväg, bostäder, energieffektivisering och förnybar energi« (party programme ↗)“We want to see major investments in railways, housing, energy efficiency and renewable energy”
• environmental requirements even for renewables»Miljökrav på utformning och lokalisering ska ställas även på förnybar energi.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental requirements for design and location should be applied even to renewable energy.”

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 requires that the electricity grid be armed and expanded, that at least 50 TWh emissions-free electricity starts being built during the term and that permit processes be shortened through a crisis committee. Planning the grid for expansion instead of forecasts, and connecting large-scale electricity production, is a direct prerequisite for that. The party programme's openness to private actors also supports that planning can be put out to tender.

• expanded electricity griddecisive»Vi vill fördubbla produktionen av utsläppsfri el, och rusta och bygga ut elnätet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to double production of emissions-free electricity, and arm and expand the electricity grid.”
• 50 TWh new emissions-free electricity»Minst 50 TWh utsläppsfri el måste börja byggas nästa mandatperiod.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At least 50 TWh emissions-free electricity must start being built next term.”
• faster permits for wind power»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 committee is required to more quickly increase Sweden's emissions-free electricity production and permits for wind power should take max two years.”
• private actors are allowed»Offentlig verksamhet kan med fördel konkurrensutsättas för att ge det privata näringslivet möjlighet att skapa« (party programme ↗)“Public activities can advantageously be put out to tender to give the private business sector the opportunity to create”

The plan demands an autobahn for all new green electricity that improves transmission across all of Sweden and investments in the power system, and it sees great potential in continued expansion of wind power and solar energy. A network planning that starts from expansion and connects large-scale electricity production responds to that commitment, as does the plan's desire to shorten lead times and let in more actors. The plan thus speaks for the counter-proposal.

• strengthened transmission capacitydecisive»en autobahn för all ny grön el som förbättrar överföringen i hela Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“an autobahn for all new green electricity that improves transmission across all of Sweden”
• investments in power system»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 ↗)“If we are to bring down electricity prices, we need to build not only nuclear power but also more solar and wind power across the country, invest in the power system and invest in energy storage.”
• expanded renewable electricity»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 types, including wind power, solar energy, biogas and wave power.”
• major infrastructure investments»Sverige behöver fortsatt stora investeringar i infrastruktur.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden needs continued major investments in infrastructure.”

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 requires that electricity supply be secured with fixed rules and that transmission capacity be well developed, and sees competition and private actors on the energy market as beneficial to customers. The counter-proposal's requirement for expansive network planning, developed network capacity and opening for private project development follows from this. That the reasoning rests on sea-based wind power however pulls against the election manifesto's line that wind power can only be a complement, which makes support uncertain.

• secure electricity supplydecisive»Sveriges energiförsörjning ska tryggas genom en långsiktig energipolitik med fasta spelregler, där inhemska förnybara energikällor och bränslen utgör en växande bas.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden's electricity supply shall be secured through a long-term energy policy with fixed rules, where domestic renewable energy sources and fuels form a growing base.”
• competition on energy market»En öppen och internationell energimarknad med ökad konkurrens är till nytta för kunderna.« (party programme ↗)“An open and international energy market with increased competition is beneficial to customers.”
• absence of monopoly»offentliga sektorns verksamhetsformer ska så långt möjligt bygga på frånvaro av monopol.« (party programme ↗)“public sector's operational forms shall to the greatest possible extent be based on absence of monopoly.”
• wind power only complement»Bygg ut vindkraften men med respekt för den lokala demokratin och anpassa storleken efter lokala villkor. Vindkraft kan dock bara vara ett komplement.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Build out wind power but with respect for local democracy and adapt the size to local conditions. Wind power can however only be a complement.”

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 commits to investing in the Swedish power grid and shortening permit processes for grid expansion, and establishes that all fossil-free energy sources shall participate and contribute. That planning for expansion and opening for private actors in grid projects follows from that and from the plan's market-based worldview. That bottleneck revenues are used for expansion does, however, run counter to the plan's wish that such revenues go back to households. The demands are nonetheless supported in substance.

• invest in the power griddecisive»Investera i det svenska elnätet och korta tillståndsprocesserna för elnätsutbyggnad« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in the Swedish power grid and shorten permit processes for grid expansion”
• all fossil-free sources contribute»Ska vi klara det behövs en elproduktion där alla fossilfria energikällor är med och bidrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If we are to manage it, we need electricity production where all fossil-free energy sources participate and contribute.”
• private actors and market economy»Grunden för Sveriges välstånd är en marknadsekonomi baserad« (party programme ↗)“The foundation for Sweden's prosperity is a market economy based”
• revenues back to households»de höga intäkter som uppkommit efter den rödgröna nedläggningen av kärnkraft ska gå tillbaka till hushållen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“the high revenues that have arisen after the left-green shutdown of nuclear power should go back to households”

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 counter-proposal's central reason is that the grid should be expanded to all large-scale electricity production to secure the connection of offshore wind power, while the election manifesto states that the marine and water environment should be prioritized over extensive wind power expansion and that municipal veto should be protected. The plan wants to make permit processes more efficient for electricity grid expansion, but the direction is plannable fossil-free power, not expanded wind power. Overall, the plan does not support the counter-proposal's demands.

• marine environment before wind powerdecisive»Vår havs- och vattenmiljö måste prioriteras tydligare framför ett allt för intensivt fiske och omfattande vindkraftsutbyggnad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our marine and water environment must be prioritized more clearly over too intensive fishing and extensive wind power expansion.”
• municipal veto against wind power»Värna det kommunala vetot vid etablering av vindkraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect municipal veto in the establishment of wind power”
• plannable electricity production»Sverige behöver satsa på planerbar och fossilfri elproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs to invest in plannable and fossil-free electricity production.”
• faster permit processes»Effektivisera och öka förutsägbarheten i tillståndsprocesserna för gruvnäring, elnätsutbyggnad och industri« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make permit processes more efficient and increase predictability for mining, electricity grid expansion and industry”