The number of wind farms rejected by municipalities has increased in recent years.
Therefore, the government is proposing a state subsidy of 340 million kronor next year to increase municipalities' incentives to approve new wind turbines.
Wind power is also an important part of our energy mix, and in the short term, it is land-based wind power that will account for the majority of the additional electricity production. One of the obstacles is the lack of acceptance from local residents, says Romina Pourmokhtari at a press conference.
Municipalities will receive support equivalent to the revenue from property tax on wind power.
Existing Wind Power
This will both strengthen the incentives to build new wind turbines and include existing wind turbines that are already on land today. Otherwise, municipalities that have previously said no would be favored compared to municipalities where wind turbines have already been built, according to the government.
The support amounts to around 1.1 billion kronor until 2027.
With this proposal, the government is taking a big step to create better conditions for building more wind power, says Pourmokhtari.
Even the Sweden Democrats' party secretary, Mattias Bäckström Johansson, says that municipalities that have approved wind power have not received sufficient support in the past.
The government is also increasing property tax for certain wind turbines, so that all wind power companies pay the same tax rate.
Money for Energy Storage
In the 2025 budget, the government is also proposing 100 million kronor for a new investment support for the electricity system, which the government calls the "power boost". This could, for example, go towards developing energy storage.
We cannot continue to expand the electricity system without a plan, which is exactly what Sweden has done over the past ten years, says Energy and Business Minister Ebba Busch (KD).
100 million kronor will also go to a pilot and demonstration project in the nuclear power area. And 500 million kronor are allocated for the climate leap, which is less than what the government allocated this year.
Three Other Proposals
The government is also moving forward with three proposals from an earlier investigation, including that neighboring residents should be able to share in the revenue from wind farms and be able to buy out their homes if they want to move.
It has been well known for some time that the government wants to invest in nuclear power, and an investigation has indicated that it could cost the state 300 billion kronor in loan capital.
Nuclear power financing is absolutely central to our ability to continue with the climate transition over time, says Financial Markets Minister Niklas Wykman (M).
