Supply security and supply reliability

The plan explicitly demands a radical expansion of renewable electricity production with crisis preparedness as one of the reasons, and wants Sweden to become more self-sufficient in energy. The counter-proposal's demands for storage, import independence and preferably renewable capacity reserves and decentralized production are the same direction. The plan furthermore sees electricity as infrastructure where investments should be directed by socio-economic goals.

• renewable expansion for preparednessdecisive»En radikal utbyggnad av den förnybara elproduktionen är avgörande för Sveriges klimatomställning, krisberedskap och ekonomiska utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“A radical expansion of renewable electricity production is crucial for Sweden's climate transition, crisis preparedness and economic development.”
• energy self-sufficiency»Sverige har goda möjligheter att bli mer självförsörjande på energi och livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden has good opportunities to become more self-sufficient in energy and food.”
• electricity as state-regulated infrastructure»Vi ser el och värme som en del av Sveriges infrastruktur, där investeringar och priser behöver utgå från samhällsekonomiska mål.« (party programme ↗)“We see electricity and heat as part of Sweden's infrastructure, where investments and prices need to be based on socio-economic goals.”
• state investments in renewable»därför behöver staten gå in med satsningar på förnybar energi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“therefore the state needs to step in with investments in 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 plan requires a stop to Swedish dependence on fossil fuels from other countries and a stable, reliable and eventually renewable electricity production, while civil defence shall be upgraded. Independent capacity reserves, large-scale energy storage and decentralised production are means for this supply security. However, the plan does not explicitly mention energy storage.

• independent energy supplydecisive»Stopp för svenskt beroende av fossila bränslen från andra länder.« (party programme ↗)“Stop Swedish dependence on fossil fuels from other countries.”
• stable and fossil-free electricity»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.”
• expanded electricity production»Bygg ut elproduktionen av alla slag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Build out electricity production of all kinds.”
• civil preparedness»Rusta upp det civila försvaret.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Upgrade civil 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 explicitly wants to invest in energy storage and a smart energy system, and describes energy storage together with smart control and regulable renewable power as the path to stable green baseload power. The counter-proposal's requirement for a strategy for large-scale energy storage, import independence and preferably renewable capacity reserves and decentralized production is the same line. The plan also wants to facilitate own power generation.

• investments in energy storagedecisive»bygga ut elnäten, investera i energilager och satsa på ett smart energisystem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“build out power networks, invest in energy storage and focus on a smart energy system.”
• green baseload with storage»I kombination med energilagring, smart styrning och reglerbar förnybar« (party programme ↗)“In combination with energy storage, smart control and regulable renewable”
• robust power supply in crisis»Samhället måste säkra kontroll över« (party programme ↗)“Society must secure control over”
• decentralized power generation»helt ta bort energiskatten för företag som producerar el för eget bruk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“completely remove the energy tax for companies that produce electricity for their own use.”

The plan wants to make Sweden Europe's green battery, strengthen energy independence, and make it easier for more people to produce their own electricity, while civil defence and society's preparedness must be strengthened. Technology-neutral support for energy storage and import independence, preferably renewable, capacity reserves is a direct application of these commitments. Energy storage is not mentioned as its own concept in the plan, however.

• energy supply independence from importsdecisive»Sveriges energioberoende måste stärkas, bland annat genom att mångdubbla produktionen av biobränslen och biogas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's energy independence must be strengthened, among other things by multiplying the production of biofuels and biogas.”
• emission-free electricity production expanded»Sverige ska bli Europas gröna batteri och exportera el till grannländer som fasar ut sitt fossilberoende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden must become Europe's green battery and export electricity to neighbouring countries that are phasing out their fossil dependence.”
• decentralised electricity production»Det ska bli enklare att producera mer av sin egen el, med bland annat solpaneler och bättre elförsörjning inne i tätorter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must become easier to produce more of your own electricity, with, among other things, solar panels and better electricity supply in urban areas.”
• preparedness for power cuts»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence is also vital. We must strengthen civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”

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 explicitly establishes that robust electricity supply requires investments in the power system and initiatives on energy storage. The party programme further views energy dependency as a security policy issue and points to the need for reliable energy supply. A national strategy and technology-neutral support for energy storage and import-independent capacity reserves thereby follow from the plan's commitments.

• energy storage initiativedecisive»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 get electricity prices down, we need not only to build nuclear power but also more solar and wind power throughout the country, invest in the power system and commit to energy storage.”
• energy independence as security issue»Att bryta behovet av olja och gas är inte endast en miljöfråga utan i högsta grad en säkerhetspolitisk fråga.« (party programme ↗)“Breaking the need for oil and gas is not only an environmental issue but to the highest degree a security policy issue.”
• robust electricity supply»Havsbaserad vindkraft är en viktig del av en robust elförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“Offshore wind power is an important part of a robust electricity supply.”
• reliable energy supply»Detta behövs för att EU-medborgarna ska ha en tillförlitlig energitillförsel, för att näringslivet ska ha jämlika villkor samt av säkerhetspolitiska skäl.« (party programme ↗)“This is needed for EU citizens to have reliable energy supply, for business to have equal conditions, and for security policy reasons.”

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 requires that technology development for energy storage is encouraged so that renewable sources can contribute with predictability and reliability, which is the core of the counter-proposal's demand for a strategy and technology-neutral support for energy storage. The plan also wants to secure self-sufficiency so that Sweden does not become dependent on electricity imports, which supports the demand for import-independent capacity reserves. That base power shall be protected is a limit to how far decentralisation can go.

• energy storage shall be promoteddecisive»Teknikutvecklingen för lagring av energi ska uppmuntras för att förnybara« (party programme ↗)“Technology development for storage of energy shall be encouraged so that renewable”
• import-independent electricity supply»Självförsörjningen behöver tryggas för att Sverige inte ska bli beroende av elimport från« (party programme ↗)“Self-sufficiency needs to be secured so that Sweden does not become dependent on electricity imports from”
• preparedness in energy supply»kunna svara för befolkningens livsmedels och energiförsörjning samt hålla en god beredskap« (party programme ↗)“be able to answer for the population's food and energy supply and maintain good preparedness”
• protected base power»Denna baskraft« (party programme ↗)“This base power”

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 builds supply security on plannable, weather-independent power: the goal shall change from 100 percent renewable to 100 percent fossil-free and many new reactors be built. A counter-proposal that wants capacity reserves to preferably be fully renewable and the system to become more decentralized goes against that line. The plan shares the goal of stability and wants to procure power production that strengthens it.

• fossil-free, not renewabledecisive»Ändra det energipolitiska målet från 100 procent förnybart till 100 procent fossilfritt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Change the energy policy goal from 100 percent renewable to 100 percent fossil-free”
• weather-independent power production(2022 manifesto)
• procured stability»Upphandla kraftproduktion som stärker stabiliteten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Procure power production that strengthens stability”
• strengthened supply readiness»Bygga bättre beredskapslager« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Build better emergency supplies”

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The plan builds electricity supply on predictable and fossil-free production with nuclear power as central, and explicitly criticises the transformation of the power system into a weather-dependent system with extensive wind power expansion. The counter-proposal's direction towards decentralised, preferably entirely renewable production with storage is in the direction the plan opposes. However, parts of the demand, such as supply security and reduced import dependence, have support in the plan.

• predictable power as foundationdecisive»Sverige behöver satsa på planerbar och fossilfri elproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs to invest in predictable and fossil-free electricity production.”
• criticism of weather-dependent system»Där man uteslutande omvandlat kraftsystemet till att bli väderberoende med en kraftig utbyggnad av vindkraften.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where the power system has been exclusively transformed to become weather-dependent with extensive wind power expansion.”
• goal for supply security»Sätta upp mål för fossilfrihet och att ett mål för leveranssäkerhet införs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Set goals for fossil-free and that a target for supply security is introduced”
• reduced import dependence»Minska beroendet av energiimport« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce dependence on energy imports”