Economic responsibility and compensation model for imbalances

The plan does not address how the costs of electricity market imbalances should be distributed between actors. The closest principle is that electricity should not become more expensive for households and that energy supply is a key sector that should be governed by social benefit rather than by the position of established actors. Distributing costs to all who benefit from the services, instead of placing them on a few, lies closest to that principle.

• lower electricity costs for householdsdecisive»Det offentliga ska ta över ansvaret för elnätet, vilket kommer leda till minskade avgifter för hushållen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The public should take over responsibility for the electricity grid, which will lead to reduced charges for households.”
• energy supply as key sector»är att samhällsägandet är starkt inom ekonomins nyckelsektorer:« (party programme ↗)“is that public ownership is strong in the economy's key sectors:”
• the market has made electricity more expensive»Privatiseringar har lett till dyrare elpris, att apoteken flyttar från landsbygd till städer och från fattiga till rika områden, att du har olika tillgång till vård, skola och omsorg beroende på var du bor, att det gått inflation i betygen och till en allt sämre kvalitet på service och välfärd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Privatizations have led to more expensive electricity prices, pharmacies moving from rural to urban areas and from poor to rich areas, you having different access to healthcare, schooling and care depending on where you live, inflation in grades and increasingly poor quality of service and welfare.”

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 regulations maintain competition and break the trend toward private monopolies and that new business formation be stimulated. A cost allocation that places responsibility on all who benefit from the services, rather than favoring already-established actors, follows from that principle. The plan also wants electricity system costs to be reasonable for customers. The technical model is not addressed.

• rules that protect competitiondecisive»Enbart regelverk som beslutas av institutioner oberoende av marknaden kan upprätthålla konkurrensen och bryta utvecklingen mot privata monopol.« (party programme ↗)“Only regulations decided by institutions independent of the market can maintain competition and break the trend toward private monopolies.”
• space for new actors»Nyföretagande, entreprenörskap och kooperativ och social företagsamhet ska stimuleras. En effektiv konkurrenslagstiftning ska motverka monopol och koncentration.« (party programme ↗)“New business formation, entrepreneurship, cooperatives and social enterprise shall be stimulated. Effective competition law shall counter monopolies and concentration.”
• reasonable costs for electricity customers»Samtidigt är det viktigt att kostnaderna för utbyggnaden av elnätet är rimliga för elkunderna, oavsett var i landet man bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, it is important that the costs for electricity grid expansion are reasonable for electricity customers, regardless of where in the country one lives.”

The plan does not address the distribution of balance responsibility on the electricity market. The closest principles are that monopolies and cartels should be combated to create functioning markets and that a smart energy system with flexibility should be built up. That costs are distributed to all who benefit from the services, so that new actors are not excluded, aligns with that, but the grounds are weak.

• functioning markets without lock-indecisive»Monopol- och kartellbildningar ska motverkas för att skapa fungerande« (party programme ↗)“Monopolies and cartels shall be combated to create functioning”
• smart and flexible energy system»bygga ut elnäten, investera i energilager och satsa på ett smart energisystem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“expand electricity networks, invest in energy storage and focus on a smart energy system.”
• decentralized energy production»Decentraliserad energiproduktion, nya« (party programme ↗)“Decentralized energy production, new”

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 party programme makes competition an important driver and requires clear and predictable rules that do not favour established actors. A cost distribution that places balancing responsibility solely on aggregators creates precisely such barriers for new actors. The election manifesto moreover wants to dampen prices through freer markets and better competition, which speaks for all who benefit from the services bearing the costs.

• competition as a driverdecisive»Konkurrens är en viktig drivkraft för utvecklingen av marknadsekonomin.« (party programme ↗)“Competition is an important driver of the development of the market economy.”
• competition dampens prices»Genom att skapa friare marknader och förbättra konkurrensen kan vi dämpa priserna ytterligare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“By creating freer markets and improving competition, we can further dampen prices.”
• predictable rules»Ekonomin ska ha givna och förutsägbara spelregler« (party programme ↗)“The economy should have clear and predictable rules”
• competition-neutral regulations»Viktigt är också att näringslivet får konkurrensneutrala regelverk« (party programme ↗)“It is also important that business receives competition-neutral regulations”

The plan does not address balance responsibility on the electricity market, but it establishes that the rules shall secure sound competition and the consumer's position and that obstacles for businesses quickly shall be removed. A cost distribution that does not unilaterally burden new aggregating actors, and which keeps prices down for consumers, lies closest to these principles. The conclusion is derived and uncertain.

• sound competition and consumer protectiondecisive»en stark konkurrenslagstiftning och konsumentlagar som ger rätt till korrekt produktinformation.« (party programme ↗)“a strong competition law and consumer laws that provide the right to correct product information.”
• remove obstacles for businesses»Politikens uppgift måste vara att snabbt undanröja hinder för att underlätta för företag« (party programme ↗)“Politics' task must be to quickly remove obstacles to facilitate for businesses”
• lower electricity costs for households»Vi vill både sänka elmomsen och den särskilda extraskatten på el för att mildra elprischocken här och nu.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want both to lower the VAT on electricity and the special extra tax on electricity to mitigate the electricity price shock here and now.”

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 does not address balancing responsibility or aggregation services on the electricity market. The closest principle is that competition restrictions can only occur exceptionally and that the state should ensure equal conditions for different actors. Since the counter-proposal wants to avoid cost distribution that favours established actors and raises consumer prices, it comes closest to the plan's competition and customer perspective.

• competition restrictions exceptionallydecisive»Monopol och konkurrensbegränsningar får endast förekomma undantagsvis« (party programme ↗)“Monopolies and competition restrictions may only occur exceptionally”
• competition benefits electricity customers»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 to the benefit of customers.”
• equal conditions for businesses»övergripande ansvaret för att likvärdiga villkor ska gälla« (party programme ↗)“overall responsibility for ensuring equal conditions shall apply”

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 does not address the distribution of balance responsibility, but its economic fundamental position is that the state should promote competition and clear away regulatory burden that hinders new actors. A cost responsibility that is placed one-sidedly on aggregators and favours already established actors conflicts with this line, and lower prices for households is an explicit goal. The conclusion is derived from these principles, not from any explicit commitment on balance costs.

• promote competitiondecisive»skydda penningvärdet, främja konkurrensen« (party programme ↗)“protect monetary value, promote competition”
• clear away establishment barriers»höga skatter, krångliga tillståndsprocesser och byråkrati sätter käppar i hjulet för innovation och tillväxt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“high taxes, complicated permit processes and bureaucracy hinder innovation and growth”
• reduced regulatory burden»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administrative costs and a third of regulatory burden”

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 does not address how economic responsibility for imbalances should be divided between actors on the electricity market. The nearest commitment is that electricity supply should be reliable and cheap for both households and business and that unnecessary regulatory burden should be avoided. From that perspective, the plan speaks for a cost distribution that does not lock in established actors or drive up consumer prices, which is what the counter-proposal requires.

• reliable and cheap electricitydecisive»Säkra tillgången till pålitlig och billig el genom satsningar på framtidens kärnkraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secure access to reliable and cheap electricity through investments in future nuclear power.”
• competitive energy supply»Vår grundläggande inställning är att energipolitiken ska vara inriktad på att säkerställa en långsiktigt konkurrenskraftig och tillförlitlig energiförsörjning, för såväl hushåll som näringsliv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our fundamental approach is that energy policy should be aimed at ensuring a long-term competitive and reliable energy supply, for both households and business.”
• deregulation»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for deregulation and relieve small enterprises of administrative burden”

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.