100% Renewable Energy

Extremely stable electric grid. 100% green electricity production. Low electricity prices. The regional electricity production consists of hydro, bio and wind. One of four national wind-power centers is located in the region. 1500 wind turbines are in the pipeline. Welcome to The Power Region
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Electricity Tax for Data Centers lowered from January 2017

The Government of Sweden has implemented a change to the Swedish electricity tax system from January 2017. The change will be beneficial for future investments to The Power Region, cutting off total electricity costs for data centers by up to 40%. Electricity prices in The Power Region are now among the lowest in the European Union.
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Latest News

  • Vindkraftcentrums branschforum September 6, 2017
    På våra breddgrader finns förnybara energiresurser i form av vatten och vind och det ger förutsättningar för ny elintensiv industri. Det kan handla om datacenter, vätgasproduktion, batterifabrik, plast och komposittillverkning. Här kan energin användas vid källan. Den 29 september är det dags för Vindkraftcentrum.se:s årliga branschträff på OSD i Östersund. På dagordningen finns Vasavinds investering i ...
  • Midskog National Grid Substation Upgrade August 3, 2017
    The Midskog national grid substation located 20 miles east of Östersund has reached its service life and is currently being upgraded to meet operational reliability requirements and to connect even more renewable power generation. The upgraded station will be located 1 mile south of its original location.  The new upgraded area will be 7 ha in total or ...
  • Massive Infrastructure Backbone Project Opened March 30, 2017
    Telia’s subsidiary Skanova finished the new Swedish fiber project Skanova Backbone North. The 1250 km (777 miles) long cable between Örebro, Östersund, and Luleå took 3 years to build. The total cost of more than 44 million USD makes it one of the largest investments in digitization of Sweden. Backbone North complements the current infrastructure in ...

Data Center Sites

Torvalla Industrial Park
 

Torvalla Industrial Park
  • 73 ha (180 ac) in total
  • flexible size solutions
  • shovel-ready - all permits in place
Lugnvik Reuse
 

Lugnvik Reuse
  • 456 m² office area
  • 12 736 m² industrial use
  • no additional permits needed for data centers