In recent years, interest in solar cells has increased explosively and more and more people, privately as well as companies, today want to produce their own electricity. Now the government has submitted two proposals that will contribute to further increases for Swedish production of solar electricity," Anders Ygeman (S) told Dagens Industri.
"In order to reach the target of 100 percent renewable electricity generation by 2040, more electricity production will be needed. We will follow developments to evaluate the impact of the decided and future measures on the rate of expansion of solar cells. Then we will see if further measures are needed," Anders Ygeman told the newspaper.
One proposal is to facilitate wiring between connecting buildings in a limited area. It simplifies the distribution of the produced solar energy from one building to another for consumption and that electricity should also be exempt from energy tax, Ygeman explains.
The second proposal is to remove the requirement for micro-producers of solar energy to be net users. This means that you do not have to pay electricity network fees for the self-generated electricity.
At the same time, in its latest budget motion, the Centre Party proposes to completely abolish the power limits for self-produced sustainable electricity.
"It would only cost about SEK 4 million a year in reduced tax revenues. This would thus be an excellent and cost-effective way to stimulate increased renewable electricity production," Annie Lööf told DI and continues:
"This tax holds back investment for many people unnecessarily. By abolishing it, both companies and many municipalities could more easily exploit much more of the great potential for energy production by installing solar cells on the roofs of everything from logistics properties to swimming pools around the country.
The proposals are about more easily achieving the target of 100 percent renewable electricity in Sweden by 2040. In the short term, however, the Swedish Solar Energy Association has a target of ten percent share of renewable electricity in the Swedish electricity network - today the share is below one percent, which we have written about in previous article.
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