Overarching Goals for Electricity System Planning

The plan requires a radical expansion of renewable electricity production and stipulates that the state must step in with investments and increase its control over the infrastructure the transition requires. Ambitious planning targets with sub-targets and a determined volume of additional electricity production are precisely the kind of steering the plan calls for, while the committee's market-based approach conflicts with electricity being seen as infrastructure with socio-economic goals.

• radical electricity expansiondecisive»En radikal utbyggnad av den förnybara elproduktionen är avgörande« (party programme ↗)“A radical expansion of renewable electricity production is decisive”
• electricity as socio-economic infrastructure»investeringar och priser behöver utgå från samhällsekonomiska mål.« (party programme ↗)“investments and prices need to be based on socio-economic goals.”
• government investments in renewables»därför behöver staten gå in med satsningar på förnybar energi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“therefore the state needs to step in with investments in renewable energy”
• state control of energy infrastructure»Staten måste öka sin kontroll över infrastruktur och resurser som behövs för att genomföra klimatomställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state must increase its control over infrastructure and resources needed to implement the climate transition.”

The election manifesto wishes to build out electricity production swiftly and of all kinds and at least double the pace of grid expansion, with industry's need for fossil-free electricity as an expressed reason. Ambitious planning goals with sub-targets and a volume for new electricity production is a way to realise precisely that. The plan specifies no TWh targets, so the level is deduced.

• swift expansion of electricity productiondecisive»Vi behöver bygga ut elproduktionen för att få mer billig el, snabbt, inte minst i södra Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We need to build out electricity production to get more cheap electricity, swiftly, particularly in southern Sweden.”
• all power sources are built out»Bygg ut elproduktionen av alla slag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Build out electricity production of all kinds.”
• doubled expansion pace»Vi vill minst fördubbla takten i utbyggnaden av elnätet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to at least double the pace in grid expansion.”
• electricity for industry's transformation»Genom statliga investeringar kan vi öka takten i industrins omställning och underlätta ett klimatsmart liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Through state investments we can increase the pace of the industry's transformation and facilitate a climate-smart life.”

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 states that both planning targets, simplified regulations and economic support are needed to promote renewable energy sources, and it wants to rapidly expand offshore wind power and make major efforts on solar cells. Ambitious planning targets with five-year milestones and at least 70 TWh of additional electricity production are precisely such goal-directed expansion. The committee's objection regarding competition neutrality between energy sources has no support in the plan, which prioritizes the renewable.

• planning targets for renewable energydecisive»både planeringsmål, förenklade regelverk och« (party programme ↗)“both planning targets, simplified regulations and”
• support for renewable energy»ekonomiskt stöd för att främja de förnybara energislagen« (party programme ↗)“economic support to promote renewable energy sources”
• rapid offshore wind expansion»bygga ut vindkraften till havs snabbt i hela landet, med hänsyn till livet i havet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“expand wind power at sea rapidly throughout the country, with consideration for life in the sea.”
• major effort on solar electricity»storsatsa på solceller och solvärme.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“make major efforts on solar cells and solar heat.”

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 itself sets a quantitative planning goal: at least 50 TWh emission-free electricity must start being built in the next electoral term and the production of emission-free electricity shall be doubled. The counter-proposal's demands for ambitious planning goals with five-year sub-goals and at least 70 TWh additional electricity production are the same kind of commitment on a shorter horizon. The plan also wants a crisis commission to speed up the expansion, which strengthens support.

• planning goals for new electricitydecisive»Minst 50 TWh utsläppsfri el måste börja byggas nästa mandatperiod.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At least 50 TWh emission-free electricity must start being built in the next electoral term.”
• doubled emission-free electricity»Vi vill fördubbla produktionen av utsläppsfri el, och rusta och bygga ut elnätet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to double the production of emission-free electricity, and upgrade and expand the electricity grid.”
• faster expansion»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 required to increase Sweden's emission-free electricity production faster and permits for wind power shall take a maximum of two years.”
• simple solar expansion»Det ska vara enkelt och billigt att installera solpaneler, bygga laddning till elbilar och minska energianvändningen hemma« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should be simple and cheap to install solar panels, install charging for electric cars and reduce energy use at home”

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 starting point is that climate transition requires approximately twice as much electricity as today and that industry must be able to rely on sufficient and cheap electricity. A planning target with sub-targets and a specified volume of additional electricity production is a way to make that commitment verifiable, and the plan wants to expand both nuclear power and solar and wind power as well as invest in the power system. Because the target applies to electricity production as a whole and does not favour a single energy source, it does not conflict with the plan's requirement for neutrality between energy sources.

• doubled electricity demanddecisive»Klimatomställningen kräver dubbelt så mycket el som i dag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Climate transition requires twice as much electricity as today.”
• expand all fossil-free electricity»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 lower 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 bet on energy storage.”
• sufficient electricity for industry»Nu behöver vi energipolitik som ser till att det både finns billig el i hela landet och tillräcklig med el till både nya elbilar alla de nya industrier som nu kan drivas på ren energi i stället för olja, gas och kol.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Now we need energy policy that ensures both cheap electricity throughout the country and sufficient electricity for both new electric cars and all the new industries that can now be powered by clean energy instead of oil, gas and coal.”
• neutrality between energy sources»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.”

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 requires that energy supply is secured through a long-term energy policy with fixed rules and states that long-term investments are required for a system without electricity shortages. Planning targets with sub-targets for future electricity production are a means for such predictability and for industry's access to electricity. However, the plan does not prescribe planning targets as a tool, and the election manifesto emphasizes nuclear power while wind power can only be a complement.

• long-term energy policydecisive»Sveriges energiförsörjning ska tryggas genom en långsiktig energipolitik med fasta spelregler« (party programme ↗)“Sweden's energy supply should be secured through a long-term energy policy with fixed rules”
• long-term investments»För att detta ska kunna vara möjligt krävs långsiktiga investeringar och att stora satsningar görs på energiforskning och energiteknisk utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“For this to be possible, long-term investments are required and large investments must be made in energy research and energy technology development.”
• expanded 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 the operation of existing reactors and build new reactors.”
• wind power only complement»Vindkraft kan dock bara vara ett komplement.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“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 assumes that electricity demand will more than double by 2045 and that electricity production therefore must be expanded significantly, with all fossil-free power sources and ten new reactors, while simultaneously electricity grids and permitting processes must keep up. Ambitious and technology-neutral planning targets with sub-targets for added electricity production are in line with that commitment and with industry's need for secure fossil-free electricity. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement in substance.

• greatly increased electricity demanddecisive»Fram till 2045 kommer Sveriges elbehov mer än fördubblas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“By 2045, Sweden's electricity demand will more than double.”
• all fossil-free sources contribute»Ska vi klara det behövs en elproduktion där alla fossilfria energikällor är med och bidrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For us to manage that, we need electricity production where all fossil-free energy sources contribute.”
• expanded reliable electricity production»Moderaterna vill att staten garanterar lån för byggandet av ny kärnkraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party wants the state to guarantee loans for building new nuclear power”
• grid and permitting processes»Investera i det svenska elnätet och korta tillståndsprocesserna för elnätsutbyggnad« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in the Swedish electricity grid and shorten permitting processes for grid expansion”

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 set targets for fossil freedom and introduce a target for supply security, and notes that electricity use is expected to increase by 60 per cent by 2045. Ambitious planning targets with sub-targets for new electricity production, so that industry can rely on fossil-free electricity, meet this need. The plan presupposes, however, that expansion primarily takes place through controllable power, with a roadmap for new nuclear power.

• targets for fossil freedom and supply securitydecisive»Sätta upp mål för fossilfrihet och att ett mål för leveranssäkerhet införs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Set targets for fossil freedom and that a target for supply security be introduced”
• sharp increase in electricity demand»Enligt en prognos från Svenskt Näringsliv väntas elanvändningen i Sverige öka med hela 60 procent till år 2045.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“According to a forecast from the Swedish Business Federation, electricity use in Sweden is expected to increase by as much as 60 per cent by 2045.”
• long-term nuclear power investment»Sverigedemokraterna vill göra en långsiktig satsning på den nya generationens kärnkraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to make a long-term investment in the new generation of nuclear power.”
• roadmap for new nuclear power»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 the construction of SMR reactors”

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.