The Swedish peak load capacity consists of both production and load reduction with a total capacity of 1719 MW. The winter period starts 16 November 2012 and ends 15 March 2013.
Readiness of the production plants are 16 hours. Load reduction can start within 15 minutes.
Activation of peak load capacity for Elspot in Sweden and Finland are based on the same activation rules as winter 2011/2012. The activation rules were published in Exchange Information No. 61/2011 - Activation of peak load capacity for Elspot in Finland and Sweden during winter 2011/2012.
Specification of included capacity, see table below.
| Production | Unit | Bidding area | Power (MW) |
| Karlshamn Kraft AB Karlshamn Kraft AB Mälarenergi AB Vattenfall AB Vattenfall AB Vattenfall AB |
Karlshamn B2 Karlshamn B1 Aros B3 Slite Visby Stenungsund B3 |
SE4 SE4 SE3 SE3 SE3 SE3 |
330 330 200 100 35 260 |
| Sum production | 1255 | ||
| Load reduction | |||
| AV Reserveffekt AB AV Reserveffekt AB AV Reserveffekt AB AV Reserveffekt AB Göteborg Energi DinEl AB Vattenfall AB Vattenfall AB Vattenfall AB Rottneros Bruk AB Stora Enso AB Höganäs Sweden AB Befesa Scandust AB |
SE4 SE3 SE3 SE3 SE3 SE3 SE3 SE3 SE3 SE3-4 SE4 SE4 |
12 26 7 22 25 22 20 50 27 210 25 18 |
|
| Sum load reduction | 464 | ||
| Sum total | 1719 |
Lysaker, 2 November 2012
For more information, please contact Svenska Kraftnät:
Viktor Wallström, Press contact, +46 8 475 8010
Zarah Andersson, Senior Advisor, +46 8 475 8015