Tevåsen Wind
The planned Tevåsen wind farm in Ljusdal Municipality will produce around 415 GWh of renewable electricity annually – enough to power approximately 20,000 homes, with the potential addition of battery storage.
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Status - Early phase
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Location - Tevåsen, Ljusdal Municipality
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Production - 415 GWh per year
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Turbines - 18 (and possibly battery storage)
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Effect - ca 130 MW
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Homes powered - Supplying energy for approximately 20,000 households annually
Local Collaboration and Impact
Sweden needs to quickly increase its renewable electricity supply in order to cope with climate change, secure existing jobs, and enable new businesses to establish themselves. Land-based wind and solar power are the fastest forms of electricity production that can be implemented without financial subsidies.
Local electricity production means that access to electricity is improved and businesses need to worry less about bottlenecks and transmission capacity in the national grid. This creates security and predictability for entrepreneurs.
In addition to benefiting the business community, the municipality, the local community, and nearby residents will also receive financial compensation. The government and the Sweden Democrats have agreed on compensation in line with the government report “The Value of Wind” and that municipalities should be compensated with an amount equivalent to the property tax for wind power.
If, in accordance with the government’s statements, the municipality receives compensation equivalent to the property tax for 18 turbines, this will amount to an average of SEK 3.6 million per year for the first ten years and a total of SEK 73 million over 30 years. If the community receives 0.25-0.5 percent of the electricity revenue in the form of a so-called community fund, this corresponds to approximately SEK 700,000-900,000 per year.
Local residents should also receive compensation. According to the proposal “The Value of Wind,” anyone who lives within a certain distance (approx. 3 km) of a wind turbine is entitled to compensation.
The amount of compensation depends on the distance to the two nearest wind turbines. If a home is located approximately 1,000 m from a wind turbine, the annual compensation will be approximately SEK 25,000. If the distance is 1,500 m or 2,000 m, the annual compensation will instead be approximately SEK 19,000 and approximately SEK 12,000 per wind turbine, respectively. The maximum compensation that can be received is from two wind turbines per residence.
