[willvarfar]

There isn't an energy shortage in Sweden?

Sweden has an overproduction of energy, it is just generally generated in the north (where the hydro is) and consumed in the south (where the people are).

The 'shortage in the south' is just a political lens for explaining the high prices from the introduction of energy zones in 2011. Before then, there was one price for electricity in Sweden and this worked to the benefit of the consumer.

Stepping back, do we really want the south to invest in _generating_ electricity? And if so, at what granularity? At the kommun level, or the län? At what point is that granularity ok but the whole-of-Sweden granularity that we had before the privatisation push is not ok?

[guappa]

> Sweden has an overproduction of energy

Yes, that's because all the industry had to move because of the no energy in sweden.

[lawn]

Even though countries may have a net export it doesn't mean they're always exporting.

[mnky9800n]

Does Sweden have a single power grid or is it segmented like Norway?

[piva00]

It's a single power grid but the transmission lines north->south are insufficient to carry all the potential electricity generated by hydro at peak production.