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Living in SwedenElectricity consumption in Sweden continues to decline, despite all the talk about the electrification of society.
BusinessEverything is possible, says the Energy Companies' electricity analyst Magnus Thorstensson on the question of whether it is possible to make Sweden into a single electricity area. The winners would probably be customers in the south and producers in the north. The losers would be households in Norrland.
BusinessSweden is literally bathing in electricity. The water reservoir levels are uniquely high, before the spring flood has even started. "Fantastic" in a way. But it risks the profitability of the entire industry when prices are pressed, according to the industry organization's analyst.
BusinessBad proposal, think both electricity producers and customers. Now the government should give Svenska Kraftnät a new assignment, believes Magnus Thorstensson, analyst at Energiföretagen. They should put pressure so that trading capacities within Sweden increase to the benefit of customers, he says.
BusinessStockholmers can become the losers and southerners the winners. Several months delayed, the proposal for new electricity pricing areas will arrive on Monday, April 28, or there may be no change at all. A single electricity pricing area would be the best, says Mats Nilsson, electricity market expert and lecturer at Södertörn University College.
BusinessWith 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. Despite the war headlines with soaring prices last week – 2024 became the cheapest electricity year since 2020.
Business"Disaster for Swedish competitiveness". The criticism is scathing against Svenska kraftnät's new system for electricity transmission, which is expected to raise electricity prices. I actually don't know what will get better, says electricity market analyst Mats Nilsson.
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