Other matters concerning the direction of energy policy

The plan explicitly states that the forest's role in naturally storing emissions shall be strengthened, that drained wetlands that leak emissions shall be restored and that the forest's function as a carbon sink must be preserved. It moreover links the climate crisis to the depletion of biological diversity. A national strategy for negative emissions that includes nature-based solutions and rewetting is therefore directly in line with the plan.

• restore wetlandsdecisive»Mer av naturresursernas värden måste stanna kvar där de utvinns och produceras. Vindkraften ska gynna både kommun och boende i närområdet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The forest's role in naturally reducing and storing emissions needs to be strengthened and drained wetlands that leak emissions shall be restored.”
• preserve the carbon sink»investeringar och priser behöver utgå från samhällsekonomiska mål.« (party programme ↗)“To achieve climate targets, the forest's function as a carbon sink must be preserved in the coming decades, therefore clear-cutting use needs to be phased out.”
• climate and diversity linked»planerna på att bygga ut kärnkraften som en väg ut ur fossilberoendet.« (party programme ↗)“Constant over-exploitation of nature's resources leads to serious depletion of biological diversity and greenhouse gas emissions.”
• no delay»Biomassan är en begränsad resurs, särskilt i« (party programme ↗)“The transition needs to happen immediately and all political decisions need to take account of the acute crisis we are in.”

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 municipalities participating in expansion shall be able to receive economic support and that revenues from capacity charges shall be used to reduce price differences and costs – the same logic as a larger part of electricity production's surplus value going to those affected. That compensation is equated between power types fits the line that no sacred cows apply in energy policy. The demand for gas turbines, however, sits poorly with the fossil-free goal, which makes support uncertain.

• compensation to affected municipalitiesdecisive»Kommuner som medverkar till utbyggnad av vindkraftverk ska kunna få ekonomiskt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities participating in the expansion of wind power shall be able to receive economic support.”
• revenues back to electricity customers»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 network investments are used both to reduce price differences and reduce costs.”
• technology-neutral energy policy»När det gäller att lösa Sveriges energibehov finns inga heliga kor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When it comes to solving Sweden's energy needs, there are no sacred cows.”
• fossil-free goal»Sverige ska bli världens första fossilfria välfärdsnation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's first fossil-free welfare nation.”

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 core is that gas turbines be used more as balancing power while waiting for new nuclear power. The plan by contrast wants to begin the phase-out of nuclear power and phase out fossil gas from all industry by 2030, and it dismisses new nuclear power as slow and expensive. That the plan shares the view on compensation to affected municipalities is not sufficient to support a proposal that is based on fossil balancing power and new reactors.

• phase out nuclear powerdecisive»avvecklingen av kärnkraften omedelbart.« (party programme ↗)“the phase-out of nuclear power immediately.”
• no to new nuclear power»Kärnkraften tar minst 15 år att bygga, kräver hundratals miljarder av staten i investeringar och har enorma säkerhetsrisker.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Nuclear power takes at least 15 years to build, requires hundreds of billions from the state in investments and has enormous safety risks.”
• phased out fossil gas»införa en omställningslag så att all industri fasar ut kol, olja och fossilgas till senast 2030.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“introduce a transformation act so that all industry phases out coal, oil and fossil gas by 2030 at the latest.”
• returns to affected municipalities»Ge rejäl ekonomisk återbäring till de kommuner där det byggs och finns vindkraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give substantial economic returns to municipalities where wind power is built and exists.”

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 such as wind and hydropower shall stay local and that those living or owning land near a power plant shall be able to receive compensation. That is precisely the counter-proposal's requirement that a larger share of electricity production surplus value accrues to those affected and that compensation is equalised between power sources. The requirement for gas turbines while awaiting new nuclear power, however, is beside the plan's line on 100 per cent renewable.

• 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 — shall remain local.”
• profits stay in the locality»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 — shall to a greater extent remain in the rural areas.”
• compensation to nearby residents»Den som bor eller äger mark nära ett vindkraftverk ska kunna få ersättning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those living or owning land near a wind turbine shall be able to receive compensation.”
• 100 per cent renewable»Sverige har både möjlighet och skyldighet att inom mindre än en generation bli ett samhälle med hundra procent förnybar energi, helt fritt från fossil energi, där Centerpartiets vision är ett samhälle utan kärnkraft.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden has both the opportunity and responsibility to within less than a generation become a society with 100 per cent renewable energy, completely free from fossil energy, where the Centre Party's vision is a society without nuclear 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's guiding energy principle is that the state to the greatest extent possible shall be neutral between energy sources that meet environmental and safety requirements, which directly supports the demand that compensation to municipalities and those affected be equalized between energy sources instead of applying only to certain ones. The plan also values local influence by maintaining the municipal veto against wind power. The demand for increased use of gas turbines, however, goes against the plan's line that fossil fuel dependence shall be broken and fossil subsidies phased out, which makes the assessment uncertain.

• neutrality between energy sourcesdecisive»största möjliga mån vara neutral mellan energislag som uppfyller miljö- och säkerhetskraven.« (party programme ↗)“to the greatest extent possible be neutral between energy sources that meet environmental and safety requirements.”
• local influence over expansion»Det kommunala vetot mot vindkraft ska bestå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The municipal veto against wind power shall remain.”
• new nuclear power»I stället vill vi möjliggöra fler nya reaktorer på fler ställen, möjliggöra återstart av Ringhals 1 och 2, se till att statliga lånegarantier omfattar kärnkraften, modernisera regelverken och ge kärnkraften betalt för att den alltid finns tillgänglig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Instead we wish to enable more new reactors in more places, enable restart of Ringhals 1 and 2, ensure that state loan guarantees cover nuclear power, modernize the regulations and pay nuclear power for always being available.”
• no fossil subsidies»Subventioner, inklusive skattelättnader och stöd, till fossila bränslen i Sverige såväl som globalt ska successivt avskaffas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Subsidies, including tax breaks and support, for fossil fuels in Sweden as well as globally shall gradually be abolished.”

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 expanded power production takes place with respect for local democracy and local conditions, which bears the demand that more of electricity production's surplus value accrues to those negatively affected and that compensation is equalised between power sources. The Manifesto furthermore invests in new nuclear power, which is precisely the balancing power the counter-proposal's should bridge. The plan sets supply security as a cornerstone and wants to avoid electricity shortage and drastic price changes.

• local democracy in expansiondecisive»Bygg ut vindkraften men med respekt för den lokala demokratin och anpassa storleken efter lokala villkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand wind power but with respect for local democracy and adapt the size to local conditions.”
• new nuclear power»Satsa på kärnkraften med långsiktiga villkor att utvecklas. Förläng befintliga reaktorers drift och bygg ut med nya reaktorer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in nuclear power with long-term conditions to develop. Extend existing reactors' operation and expand with new reactors.”
• supply security as a cornerstone»De tre grundpelarna för den svenska energipolitiken ska vara miljömässig hållbarhet, försörjningstrygghet och konkurrenskraft.« (party programme ↗)“The three cornerstones of Swedish energy policy shall be environmental sustainability, supply security and competitiveness.”
• avoid electricity shortage and price shocks»Målet är ett ekologiskt hållbart energisystem utan drastiska prisförändringar, elbrist eller andra betydande påfrestningar på välfärd och sysselsättning.« (party programme ↗)“The aim is an ecologically sustainable energy system without drastic price changes, electricity shortage or other significant strains on welfare and employment.”

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 energy policy line is new nuclear power and a target of 100 per cent fossil-free, with the explicit goal that the last oil-fired power plant shall be shut down. Expanding gas turbines as balancing power instead, whilst waiting for nuclear power, is exactly such a fossil emergency solution that the plan identifies as unsustainable. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's requirement, even though it shares the view on the need for stable and predictable power.

• no fossil emergency solutionsdecisive»Mitt i klimatkrisen tvingas Sverige elda 140 000 liter olja i timmen i Karlshamnsverket för att elen ska räcka. Det är inte en hållbar energipolitik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the middle of the climate crisis, Sweden is forced to burn 140,000 litres of oil per hour in the Karlshamn power plant for the electricity to reach. That is not sustainable energy policy.”
• new nuclear power as solution»Ny kärnkraft är lösningen för att reparera Sveriges energisystem på lång sikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“New nuclear power is the solution to repair Sweden's energy system in the long term.”
• 100 per cent fossil-free»Ändra det energipolitiska målet från 100 procent förnybart till 100 procent fossilfritt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Change the energy policy goal from 100 per cent renewable to 100 per cent fossil-free”
• procured stability»Upphandla kraftproduktion som stärker stabiliteten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Procure power production that strengthens stability”

The plan explicitly wants to regionalize property tax from industrial and power generation facilities and criticizes that revenues from raw material extraction and industry rarely accrue to local communities. The counter-proposal's demand that more of power generation's added value accrue to those negatively affected, and that compensation is equal between power sources, directly answers this. The demand for flexible balancing power pending new nuclear power aligns with the plan's goal of supply security.

• revenues stay regionaldecisive»Regionalisera fastighetsskatten från industri- och elproduktionsanläggningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regionalize property tax from industrial and power generation facilities”
• 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 rarely accrue to local communities”
• whole country part of prosperity»Låta hela landet få del av välstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Let the whole country benefit from prosperity”
• supply security in the electricity system»Sätta upp mål för fossilfrihet och att ett mål för leveranssäkerhet införs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Set targets for fossil-free and introduce a goal for supply security”