Source - Jämtkraft JämtFlex (web, 2023-24)

Title: JämtFlex: En lokal flexibilitetsmarknad (FAQ page) Publisher: Jämtkraft (DSO subsidiary: Jämtkraft Elnät) URL: https://www.jamtkraft.se/foretag/elnat/investeringar-projekt/jamtflex/ Published: undated (describes winter 2023/24 pilot) Clipping created: 2026-04-13 Type: Corporate DSO FAQ page (web clipping)

Jämtkraft’s FAQ page describing the JämtFlex local flexibility market pilot run during winter 2023/2024. The pilot was one season only and has been discontinued (per user knowledge; no formal announcement source available). 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: “syftar till att öka vår kunskap om hur vi kan köpa flexibilitet för att lösa effektbehov i nätet, samt att proaktivt bygga upp mängden tillgänglig flexibilitet i vårt nätområde” — increase DSO knowledge of how to buy flexibility + proactively build the supply of available flexibility. Actual needs at time of pilot were described as “faktiska behoven av flexibilitet [är] små” but expected to grow quickly.

Context and motivation

• Growing connection queue: 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 per unit of available volume, paid separately from dispatch

• 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

Per user knowledge (no formal published announcement available): JämtFlex ran for one season only (winter 2023/24) and was discontinued afterward. The explicit framing of the pilot as a knowledge-building exercise and proactive capacity preparation is consistent with a time-limited trial rather than a permanent market.

Relationship to existing wiki topics