Ellagen 4 kap. 1, 10 §§, Duty to Connect to the Electricity Grid
In force
Ellag (1997:857) 4 kap. 1, 10 §§
Effective 2022-07-01 · Applies to both
A holder of a grid concession (nätkoncession) must, on objective, non-discriminatory, and otherwise reasonable terms, connect an electrical facility to its line or grid where the facility's holder requests connection, which reaches a data center seeking a grid connection on the same terms as any other electricity user.
A connection fee must be set so that it covers the grid operator's reasonable costs for the connection, with particular regard given to the connection point's geographic location and the contracted capacity (avtalad effekt) at that point, a factor directly relevant to a data center's electricity demand. The current wording of both provisions took effect on 1 July 2022 under Lag (2022:596). Lag (2026:1282) on the introduction of the Elmarknadslag (2026:1281) repeals the Ellag.
That Act enters into force on 1 January 2027. The Elmarknadslag takes over the duty to connect in its chapter 6, section 1, on the same objective, non-discriminatory and otherwise reasonable terms. Chapter 6, section 2 of the Elmarknadslag lets the government or an authority issue rules on how connection fees are designed.
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Lag (2025:570) om offentliggörande av information om datacenters energiprestanda, Data Centre Energy Performance Reporting
In force
Lag (2025:570) om offentliggörande av information om datacenters energiprestanda
Effective 2025-07-01 · Applies to both
The Act requires the owner or manager of a data centre with an installed information technology power demand of at least 500 kilowatts to publish information on the data centre's energy performance every year by reporting it to the database referred to in Article 12 of Directive (EU) 2023/1791. The reporting duty does not cover information that is subject to secrecy under the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (2009:400).
The duty does not apply to a data centre used for security-sensitive activity or for defence or crisis preparedness purposes. The authority the government designates as the supervisory authority supervises compliance with the Act and with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1364. The Swedish Energy Agency is the supervisory authority under the Act.
The supervisory authority may, to the extent needed for supervision, obtain information and documents on request from the owner or manager of a data centre. It may also gain access to areas, premises and other spaces within the data centre, though not to homes. The supervisory authority may issue the orders needed for the Act and the Delegated Regulation to be complied with. An order may be combined with a conditional fine.
A decision of the supervisory authority under the Act may be appealed to a general administrative court. Leave to appeal is required for an appeal to the administrative court of appeal. A data centre is a building or group of buildings used to house, connect and operate computer systems, servers and peripheral equipment for data storage, data processing, data distribution and related activities. The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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