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Using the multi-level perspective (MLP), this paper assesses to what degree the sociotechnical regime in Sweden’s heat-energy system is stable and locked-in, and whether there are emerging tensions.
Since the 70s, Sweden has gradually replaced oil with renewables to provide energy for heating, and today the country uses the highest total amount of renewable energy for heating of all EU Member States. However, there are signs of new tensions in the heat-energy system, and of lock-in of less sustainable practices.
The authors identify three key characteristics of the regime – interconnectedness, complementarity and saturation – that together risk creating tensions and lock-in of less sustainable practices. They conclude that the heat regime is facing an unstable future, with several challenges of growing importance.
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Project / This project explores how a lack of access to energy for mobility and transport interacts with energy access in the home impacts quality of life.
Perspective / Cold homes and rising power bills are fuelling public anger and challenging trust in how Sweden’s energy transition is being managed.
Project / This project traces how experiences of energy poverty in Sweden have changed since the 1950s to inform more critical, sufficiency-oriented energy policymaking.
