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Power outages and fallen trees in the storm

It's storming heavily in large parts of northern Sweden on Friday. Thousands of households are without electricity, trees are falling over roads, and the rescue service is urging people to stay at home.

Power outages and fallen trees in the storm

Nuclear Power Plant CEO Leaves Post

Björn Linde, CEO of the nuclear power plants Ringhals and Forsmark, is leaving his position, announces Vattenfall. .

Nuclear Power Plant CEO Leaves Post

Experts Expect Stock Market Boost and Dividend Bonanza

The stock market is expected to shake off concerns about the economy, inflation, tariffs, and wars. Professionals are counting on a dividend party ahead of this year's first reporting season.

Experts Expect Stock Market Boost and Dividend Bonanza

The Electricity Year 2024 – the Lowest Electricity Price in Several Years

With more wind and sun in the power system, the price differences are increasing. Around eight percent of the year's hours had negative electricity prices this year.

The Electricity Year 2024 – the Lowest Electricity Price in Several Years

New system: This is how you can lower your electricity bill

It will pay off to spread out your electricity consumption. Running the washing machine at night or, for example, heating up the summer cottage step by step will be cheaper than going full blast on the heaters.

New system: This is how you can lower your electricity bill

Google buys electricity from Vattenfall's wind farm

Google has committed to buying electricity for 15 years from Zeevonk, a Dutch solar and wind power plant being built by, among others, Vattenfall. .

Google buys electricity from Vattenfall's wind farm

Investing in Sweden's largest hydroelectric power station

Vattenfall is investing 713 million kronor in Sweden's largest hydroelectric power station Harsprånget in Jokkmokk municipality. With the investment in a new transformer, control system and local switchgear, the power output can be increased slightly, by 15 MW to 826 MW.

Investing in Sweden's largest hydroelectric power station

This is how the electricity price affects your electricity bill.

This week's electricity price peaks hit households, but not equally hard for everyone. Depending on which electricity agreement you have, you will be affected in different ways, says Jens Berggren at Vattenfall.

This is how the electricity price affects your electricity bill.

Nuclear Power to Replace Nature Reserve

The planned new nuclear reactors at Ringhals will not fit. At least not if the nature reserve on the Väröhalvön is to remain.

Nuclear Power to Replace Nature Reserve

No one wants to build Danish offshore wind power

A major failure for Danish wind power. It is clear since the bidding period ended on Thursday for building Danish offshore wind power.

No one wants to build Danish offshore wind power

Vattenfall stops carbon dioxide capture

The state-owned energy giant Vattenfall is stopping two investments in carbon dioxide capture in Jordbro in Haninge municipality outside Stockholm, as well as in Uppsala, reports [SVT Stockholm](https://www. svt.

Vattenfall stops carbon dioxide capture

Large electricity price differences – risk of gas price shock

Weather fluctuations are currently creating large price differences on the electricity market, notes Jonas Stenbeck, private customer manager at state-owned Vattenfall. And on the European continent, higher gas prices risk impacting southern Swedish electricity prices, he warns.

Large electricity price differences – risk of gas price shock

New plan for wind power – may delay expansion

The state is to decide where offshore wind farms are to be built in the future. But no economic support for wind power builders is included, according to the investigation presented on 13 December.

New plan for wind power – may delay expansion

Vattenfall increases the electricity grid fee

Vattenfall is increasing the electricity grid fee – again. From the turn of the year, the fee for a villa customer who partially heats their house with electricity will increase by an average of 160 kronor per month.

Vattenfall increases the electricity grid fee

Higher fee to stop burning of plastic

Vattenfall will start charging more for unsorted waste. The high proportion of plastic in the district heating plant is to be reduced.

Higher fee to stop burning of plastic

"Monster Work" gets the go-ahead from the government

The Government says yes to a new sea-based wind farm on the west coast. Locally, The Moderate Party has warned that such "monstrosities" will lead to a "Liseberg at sea".

"Monster Work" gets the go-ahead from the government

Low electricity prices hinder investments

The electricity prices are at record low levels. Too low, thinks state-owned energy giant Vattenfall.

Low electricity prices hinder investments

Busch on Vattenfall's signals: Ominous

Vattenfall has warned that another wind power project, Kattegatt Syd, may need to be paused. A bad message, according to Energy and Enterprise Minister Ebba Busch (Christian Democrats).

Busch on Vattenfall's signals: Ominous

New Alarm about the Power Cables: Think Again

The business community is sounding the alarm once again about serious consequences if the state does not take on the cost of power cables for offshore wind power. The government needs to rethink, says Johan Trouvé, CEO of the West Swedish Chamber of Commerce, to Dagens industri.

New Alarm about the Power Cables: Think Again

The opposition: Expand the main grid at sea

A united opposition is pressing the government: Build the power cables to offshore wind power now. Svenska kraftnät should be tasked with using the tens of billions that are lying idle on an account, according to the Social Democrats, the Left Party, the Centre Party, and the Green Party.

The opposition: Expand the main grid at sea

Vattenfall is hesitant about wind power project

After the decision to pause the wind power project Kriegers Flak, there is now a risk that Vattenfall will be forced to wait with Kattegatt Syd off Falkenberg as well. This is stated by Vattenfall's CEO Anna Borg.

Vattenfall is hesitant about wind power project

Reducing construction time for power grids by "getting a head start"

Vattenfall is considering starting work on projecting its new power grids before the final permit from the authorities has been obtained. In this way, through parallel work moments, Vattenfall Eldistribution hopes to shorten the construction times by up to two years.

Reducing construction time for power grids by "getting a head start"

Busch refuses to back down on Vattenfall: "Misleading"

Minister for Energy and Enterprise Ebba Busch (Christian Democrats) criticizes Vattenfall due to the paused wind power project Kriegers Flak. The state-owned energy giant "has no control over its things" according to the minister.

Busch refuses to back down on Vattenfall: "Misleading"

Busch rejects solution for wind power: "Illegal"

The conflict surrounding the financing of offshore wind power projects continues. Financing the power cables through capacity fees is proposed by the Southern Swedish Chamber of Commerce after talks with lawyers.

Busch rejects solution for wind power: "Illegal"