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Overview
In Sweden, tax exemptions are the main incentives to support renewable heating. The instruments are, in general, technology-neutral.
Sweden does not have a national 2030 target for renewable energy (NECP, 2018). According to the 2016 trajectory, the share of RES-H&C will increase slightly from the current level to 69% of final consumption by 2030 (ibid.). -
Summary of support schemes
● Tax reductions for households. Act 2009:194 sets rules for the tax-deduction of RES-related installation works in households. The installation of renewable energy devices and the replacement of conventional heating sources with renewable ones may be deducted from tax. ● Energy and carbon dioxide taxes. In Sweden, energy and carbon dioxide taxes are levied on the supply, import and production of fossil fuels for heating purposes. Renewable energy sources are exempt from these taxes. ● Nitrous oxide tax. The producers of heat are obliged to pay a tax according to their nitrous oxide emissions. Heat producers using renewable energy sources are exempt from this obligation.
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Competent authorities
● Energy Authority ● Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning ● Swedish Environmental Protection Agency ● Swedish Tax Authority
