Source - Ei Effektavgifter Uppdrag (2026)

Source: Energimarknadsinspektionen news release, published 2026-03-13. URL: https://ei.se/om-oss/nyheter/2026/2026-03-13-ei-har-fatt-i-uppdrag-att-ta-fram-en-ny-modell-for-effektavgifter-och-upphava-befintliga-foreskrifter Clipping: Raw/Clippings/Ei har fått i uppdrag att ta fram en ny modell för effektavgifter och upphäva befintliga föreskrifter.md

Official Ei announcement of a two-part government assignment on effektavgifter (capacity tariffs). Includes a formal statement from Ei division head Tommy Johansson explicitly linking tariff fragmentation to the demand response automation barrier. Also announces Ei’s separate förhandsprövning proposal (ex-ante pre-approval of DSO fee methodologies).

Summary

Part 1 — Repeal of EIFS 2022:1

The government has tasked Ei to repeal EIFS 2022:1 — the regulation that required all Swedish DSOs to implement time-differentiated capacity tariffs (effektavgifter) by 1 January 2027 — by no later than 30 June 2026.

After repeal, effektavgifter are neither mandatory nor prohibited. DSOs continue to be governed by the general standards in ellagen (skäliga, objektiva, icke-diskriminerande) and Art. 18 EU Electricity Market Regulation (cost-reflective, transparent, considering customer usage). This creates a regulatory vacuum pending the new model.

Part 2 — New effektavgift model (due April 12, 2027)

Ei must propose a new framework for effektavgift design to the government (Klimat- och näringslivsdepartementet) by 12 April 2027. The new model must be:

• Transparent
• Non-discriminatory
• Proportional to customer size and needs
• Designed to give customers correct incentives for consumption adaptation

Ei’s rationale for harmonization

Division head Tommy Johansson stated: certain DSO models are “hard for customers to understand and adapt to” and that harmonization is needed to facilitate development of automatic steering services — making everyday life simpler for electricity users. Johansson also confirmed that current EIFS 2022:1 implementation has created large challenges for customers, necessitating a reset.

This is the first official primary source explicitly linking effektavgift fragmentation to the demand response automation barrier. It confirms the structural observation from AFRY (2023) and FlexAbility (2025) that heterogeneous DSO tariff designs block standardized automated control integration.

Ei will conduct dialogue with DSOs and other stakeholders, with particular attention to the customer perspective. The report is due April 12, 2027.

Förhandsprövning — ex-ante pre-approval of DSO fees

Separately, Ei submitted a hemställan (formal legislative request) to the government on 25 February 2026, proposing amendments to ellagen (1997:857) and Förordning (2022:585) om elnätsverksamhet to introduce ex-ante pre-approval (förhandsprövning) of DSO methodologies for connection and transfer charges.

Under current law, Ei can only review tariff designs after implementation via tillsyn (retrospective oversight). Förhandsprövning would allow Ei to assess fee methodologies before they enter force — enabling deficiencies to be identified and removed before customer impact. Ei also proposes that approved conditions be publicly published, improving predictability and transparency.

Reference document: Ei R2026:04 (Ökad förutsägbarhet och träffsäkerhet för anslutnings- och överföringsavgifter).

Before förhandsprövning can be operational, Ei would also need to develop föreskrifter for the approval process and build administrative capacity to handle the pre-approval caseload.

DHV/FIS sidebar

The release includes a sidebar note that the consultation on a centralt datahanteringsverktyg (DHV/FIS) has been extended. The April 27, 2026 presentation is now publicly available — relevant to Elmarknadshubb.

Key claims

• EIFS 2022:1 must be repealed by Ei no later than 30 June 2026 — removing the mandatory Jan 2027 implementation deadline for all DSOs
• Effektavgifter remain permissible after repeal under ellagen and Art. 18 EU Electricity Market Regulation
• New model proposal due 12 April 2027; criteria explicitly include transparency, non-discrimination, and proportionality to customer size/need
• Tommy Johansson on automation barrier: fragmented DSO models hinder automatic steering services — official confirmation that tariff harmonization is motivated by DR digitalization
• Ei hemställan (25 Feb 2026) proposes förhandsprövning of DSO fee methodologies; reference: Ei R2026:04
• Förhandsprövning would enable Ei to block non-compliant fee designs before implementation rather than through post-hoc tillsyn

Relevance to existing wiki topics