Alternatives to the government proposal

The plan rejects expanded nuclear power as a way out of fossil fuel dependency and wants to see an energy policy strategy built on renewable electricity. The counter-proposal's rejection of a technology-specific nuclear power investment is therefore close to the plan. To instead extend the lifetime of existing reactors is not the plan's line, which wants to take the country out of nuclear dependency as well, which makes the support partly conditional.

• rejects expanded nuclear powerdecisive»planerna på att bygga ut kärnkraften som en väg ut ur fossilberoendet.« (party programme ↗)“plans to expand nuclear power as a way out of fossil fuel dependency.”
• renewable electricity production»En radikal utbyggnad av den förnybara elproduktionen är avgörande« (party programme ↗)“A radical expansion of renewable electricity production is decisive”
• energy policy based on renewable»strategi som bygger på förnybar el och låga klimatutsläpp.« (party programme ↗)“strategy built on renewable electricity and low climate emissions.”
• out of nuclear dependency»beroendet och kärnkraftsberoendet.« (party programme ↗)“dependency and nuclear dependency.”

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's energy line is to expand electricity production of all kinds and to deliver more cheap electricity quickly, with protected hydropower and testing of all energy sources. Neutral technology procurement of capabilities in competition, as well as efficiency improvement and lifespan extension of existing reactors, lies close to that formulation. A technology-specific initiative does not. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• all power sources are expandeddecisive»Bygg ut elproduktionen av alla slag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand electricity production of all kinds.”
• protect hydropower»Vi behöver också värna vattenkraften och se till att solpanelerna blir fler, bland annat på offentliga och kommersiella byggnader.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We also need to protect hydropower and ensure that solar panels become more numerous, among other things on public and commercial buildings.”
• all energy sources are tested»Vi ser positivt på de initiativ som nu tas för att undersöka potentialen framåt i samtliga energislag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We view positively the initiatives now being taken to investigate the potential ahead in all energy sources.”
• rapid electricity expansion»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 more cheap electricity, quickly, not least in southern Sweden.”

The counter-proposal requires lifetime extension and power increase of existing reactors. The party programme explicitly opposes power increase in existing reactors and wants to begin the phase-out immediately. The plan does not advocate technology neutrality either but a targeted expansion of renewables to one hundred per cent. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's requirement in substance.

• no to power increasesdecisive»Vi motsätter oss byggandet av nya reaktorer i Sverige, eller effekthöjning i befintliga, och vill i stället påbörja avvecklingen av kärnkraften omedelbart.« (party programme ↗)“We oppose building new reactors in Sweden, or power increases in existing ones, and instead want to begin the phase-out of nuclear power immediately.”
• nuclear power unsustainable»Kärnkraften hör därför inte hemma i ett hållbart samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Nuclear power therefore does not belong in a sustainable society.”
• one hundred per cent renewable»produktionen av förnybar energi öka så att andelen blir hundra procent« (party programme ↗)“production of renewable energy increase so that the share becomes one hundred per cent”
• targeted renewable 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 regard to life in the sea.”

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 party programme establishes the vision of one hundred per cent renewable energy and a society without nuclear power, and that the market economy shall be free from planned economy steering with competition as the driving force. A technology-neutral procurement of capabilities in competition thus lies closer to the plan than a technology-specific initiative on a single power source. The election manifesto's goal is to double emission-free electricity production, not to point out the winner.

• one hundred per cent renewabledecisive»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 the duty to within less than a generation become a society with one hundred per cent renewable energy, completely free from fossil energy, where the Centre Party's vision is a society without nuclear power.”
• competition as driving force»Konkurrens är en viktig drivkraft för utvecklingen av marknadsekonomin.« (party programme ↗)“Competition is an important driving force for the development of the market economy.”
• doubled emission-free electricity»Vi vill fördubbla produktionen av utsläppsfri el, och rusta och bygga ut elnätet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to double the production of emission-free electricity, and upgrade and expand the electricity grid.”

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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 plan explicitly wants to enable more new reactors and for state loan guarantees to cover nuclear power, because climate transition requires twice as much electricity. A technology-neutral procurement instead of targeted support would remove precisely the support the plan requires. The counter-proposal's wish to boost existing reactors is also not enough, because the plan requires new nuclear power.

• state loan guarantees for nuclear powerdecisive»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 want to enable more new reactors in more places, enable restart of Ringhals 1 and 2, ensure that state loan guarantees cover nuclear power, modernise the regulations and have nuclear power paid for always being available.”
• nuclear power for electrification»Klimatomställningen kräver dubbelt så mycket el som i dag. Då kan vi inte avveckla kärnkraften.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Climate transition requires twice as much electricity as today. Then we cannot phase out nuclear power.”
• nuclear power for climate»Kärnkraften behövs för klimatets skull och för att minska världens utsläpp. Staten bör underlätta« (party programme ↗)“Nuclear power is needed for the climate's sake and to reduce the world's emissions. The state should facilitate”
• neutrality between energy sources»största möjliga mån vara neutral mellan energislag som uppfyller miljö- och säkerhetskraven.« (party programme ↗)“as far as possible be neutral between energy sources that meet environmental and safety requirements.”

The election manifesto requires both that existing reactors' operation is extended and that nuclear power is expanded with new reactors, and states that wind power can only be a complement. The counter-proposal accepts lifetime extension but rejects the technology-specific investment in new nuclear power, that is exactly the half of the commitment that concerns new construction. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's demands.

• expanded nuclear powerdecisive»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.”
• wind power only a 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 ↗)“Expand wind power but with respect for local democracy and adapt the size to local conditions. Wind power can however only be a complement.”
• protected hydropower»Värna vattenkraften, både den storskaliga och småskaliga.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect hydropower, both large-scale and small-scale.”
• avoid power shortage»Målet är ett ekologiskt hållbart energisystem utan drastiska prisförändringar, elbrist eller andra betydande påfrestningar på välfärd och sysselsättning.« (party programme ↗)“The goal is an ecologically sustainable energy system without dramatic price changes, power shortages or other significant strains on welfare and employment.”

The plan is explicitly technology-specific: nuclear power expansion is described as absolutely central, the state should facilitate financing with green credit guarantees and many new small reactors should be built to provide electricity that works independently of weather and wind. The counter-proposal instead wants technology-neutral expansion and is content with lifetime extension of existing reactors. This conflicts with the plan's nuclear power commitment, although the plan also wants to procure power production that strengthens stability.

• nuclear power expansion absolutely centraldecisive»I det läge Sverige har hamnat i på grund av dåliga politiska beslut kommer en utbyggnad av kärnkraften att vara helt central.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Given the situation Sweden has found itself in due to poor political decisions, nuclear power expansion will be absolutely central.”
• targeted support for new nuclear power»Införa gröna kreditgarantier för ny kärnkraft – staten ska underlätta finansieringen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce green credit guarantees for new nuclear power – the state should facilitate financing”
• controllable electricity independent of weather(2022 manifesto)
• procured stability»Upphandla kraftproduktion som stärker stabiliteten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Procure power production that strengthens stability”

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The election manifesto requires a long-term investment in next-generation nuclear power, a roadmap for SMR reactors and a Swedish research reactor, as dispatchable and fossil-free electricity is seen as crucial. The counter-proposal rejects a technology-specific nuclear power investment in favour of technology-neutral procurement and output increases in existing production. This conflicts with the plan's explicit nuclear power commitment.

• technology-specific nuclear power investmentdecisive»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 building SMR reactors”
• dispatchable electricity production»Sverige behöver satsa på planerbar och fossilfri elproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs to invest in dispatchable and fossil-free electricity production.”
• research reactor»Upprätta en svensk forskningsreaktor kring fjärde generationens kärnkraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a Swedish research reactor around fourth-generation nuclear power”
• 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 next-generation nuclear power.”