Jämtkraft JämtFlex (web, 2023-24)

Title: JämtFlex: En lokal flexibilitetsmarknad (FAQ page) DSO subsidiary: Jämtkraft Elnät Published: undated (describes winter 2023/24 pilot) Type: Corporate DSO FAQ page

Jämtkraft’s FAQ page describing the JämtFlex local flexibility market pilot run during winter 2023/2024 (trading 1 January – 31 March 2024). The page describes it as a “pilotprojekt” written in future tense (pre-launch); “time-limited, not permanent” is the wiki’s inference. Public corroboration that it did not continue: Energiföretagen Sverige’s current (June 2026) listing of active Swedish local flexibility markets includes only E.ON’s markets and Effekthandel Väst (Göteborg Energi + Mölndal Energi) — JämtFlex is not listed (energiforetagen.se — Lokala flexibilitetsmarknader i Sverige). The page served as a pre-pilot and in-season information resource for potential flexibility providers.

Summary

JämtFlex was a local flexibility market pilot run by Jämtkraft Elnät in Jämtland during winter 2023/24 (trading period: 1 January–31 March 2024). The market operated on the NODES platform (confirmed by Source - Sweco Kartläggning av lokala flexibilitetsmarknader (Ei, 2025)). The pilot was one of seven Swedish local flexibility markets and is now closed. It was explicitly framed as a proactive knowledge-building initiative rather than a response to acute congestion.

Key claims

Market design

• Mechanism: a digital platform where electricity consumers and producers connected to Jämtkraft’s network can sell flexibility to Jämtkraft Elnät to reduce local grid load. Jämtkraft Elnät defines when flexibility is needed and posts buy orders (köpbud). Flexibility providers (flexibilitetsleverantörer) post sell orders; bids are matched when supply meets demand.

• Purpose: reduce grid load when power peaks arise (effekttoppar). The market enables the DSO to ensure load decreases when capacity is needed.

• Primary intent: to increase the DSO’s knowledge of how to buy flexibility to solve grid capacity needs, and to proactively build up the supply of available flexibility in its network area. Actual flexibility needs at the time of the pilot were described as small, but expected to grow quickly.

Context and motivation

• Growing connection interest (the raw says “ökat intresse” — no queue is mentioned): increased interest from EV charging infrastructure, batteries, and new industry seeking to connect to Jämtkraft’s network. A proactive approach to flexibility is important to speed up and facilitate future connections.

• Grid status at time of pilot: generally good capacity for connecting new customers and increasing transfer power. Local challenges (lägre spänningsnivåer) as new loads are added. Grid investments can take time → flexibility as a transition solution until investment is in place.

Compensation

• Reference data from other Swedish markets (provided on the page for potential FSP reference):

  • Activation (avropsersättning): 400–5,000 SEK/MWh range
  • Availability contracts (tillgänglighetsavtal): average ~500–800 SEK/MWh paid in addition to any dispatch compensation (the per-volume framing is the page’s interpretation)

• The page notes that Jämtkraft Elnät planned to develop a trading strategy during autumn (pre-launch) to be competitive against other market signals: spot prices and support service markets.

Trading window and activation timing

• Trading period: 1 January–31 March 2024
• Activation targeting: flexible consumers on weekday mornings and afternoons/evenings during periods of low outdoor temperatures (winter demand peaks)
• This aligns with the broader Swedish activation timing pattern (07:00–11:00 peak, secondary 16:00–18:00) documented in Source - FlexAbility Delrapport 2 (2025)

Provider benefits framed

Three reasons given for FSP participation:

1. Make the grid more resource-efficient; create space for new businesses and more renewable energy
2. Earn money by selling flexibility at times that don’t significantly affect normal operations
3. Become a sustainability leader — usable in sustainability reports and external PR

One-season pilot status

JämtFlex ran for one season only (winter 2023/24, trading 1 January – 31 March 2024) and did not continue. Two public indicators support this: (1) the Jämtkraft page explicitly frames it as a knowledge-building pilot and proactive capacity preparation — a time-limited trial rather than a permanent market; (2) Energiföretagen Sverige’s current (June 2026) list of active Swedish local flexibility markets does not include JämtFlex (only E.ON and Effekthandel Väst). No standalone “closure” press release was located, but the pilot framing plus absence from the current active-market list is consistent and is no longer dependent on maintainer knowledge alone.

Note on the 500–800 SEK/MWh figure

The page’s reference to “en genomsnittlig ersättning om ca 500–800 SEK/MWh” for availability agreements (and “400–5000 SEK/MWh” for avropsersättning) is a general reference to earlier/other Swedish marketplaces, cited by Jämtkraft to set provider expectations — it is not JämtFlex’s own quoted availability price. Wiki pages should attribute it as a general market reference, not as a JämtFlex rate.

Relationship to existing wiki topics