Ei Regulatoriska Sandlådor Nettonollteknik Uppdrag (2026)

Ei’s own news page (6 February 2026) on an assignment given to Ei in its 2026 appropriation directive (regleringsbrev, government decision of 18 December 2025): identify regulatory-sandbox frameworks for net-zero technology, under EU Regulation 2024/1735 (Net-Zero Industry Act). The assignment text itself is in Ei’s 2026 regleringsbrev (Source - Ei Regleringsbrev 2026).

Page title: Ei ska identifiera regelverk för regulatoriska sandlådor vid utvecklingen av nettonollteknik i Sverige

Key findings

Ei is to (Ei’s 2026 regleringsbrev, as summarized on the news page):

1. Investigate which net-zero technologies (Article 4 of the regulation) fall within Ei’s areas of responsibility — the news page notes that the regulation lists 19 net-zero technologies, including for example electricity grid technology, solar and wind power, batteries, heat pumps and hydropower; it does not itself state which of these fall within Ei’s remit, which is what Ei is to determine
2. Identify policy areas and regulations within its remit that could be suitable for a regulatory sandbox
3. Note missing regulation and possible needs for exemptions from current rules, and analyze possible pilot/trial clauses (försöksklausuler)
4. Propose how the role of competent authority (behörig myndighet) for regulatory sandboxes should be designed

The assignment is to be reported to Regeringskansliet (Klimat- och näringslivsdepartementet) by 20 May 2026, and Ei is to gather views from affected actors. The news page announces a call for a reference group (electricity and gas network companies, electricity traders, agencies, academia and interest organisations; other actors also welcome) with two in-person meetings in Stockholm planned for Friday 6 March and Friday 17 April 2026 (approx. 9:00-15:00). The page also states that it is not currently possible to apply for a regulatory sandbox at Ei; Ei’s innovation center answers questions on the electricity, district heating and natural gas rules.

Relevance to existing wiki topics

• Ei — a regulatory-sandbox assignment in Ei’s 2026 regleringsbrev, separate from its existing Innovationscenter advisory function (which the page says cannot currently grant sandbox applications). Batteries and heat pumps appear only as examples in the regulation’s technology list; which technologies fall in Ei’s remit was for Ei to determine

Data gaps

• Outcome of Ei’s 20 May 2026 deliverable — which specific sandbox frameworks or pilot clauses were proposed, and whether the government acted on them