Fu-Gen is looking into the possibility to develop Fjällboheden into an energy park with up to nine new wind turbines, complemented by battery storage that can help balance variations in electricity supply. The energy park would, to a large extent, make use of existing infrastructure, such as roads, power lines and transformer stations already in place in the area. In this way, the impact on nature and the surrounding environment can be kept as low as possible.
Since 2022, the Fjällboheden wind farm outside Jörn has been delivering locally produced, renewable electricity to households and businesses in the region. The ten wind turbines not only generate electricity, they also create local value through job creation, contracts for local contractors, and financial contributions to the community.
The Fjällboda Community Association receives the funds generated by the wind farm. Among other initiatives, the association is running a project to roll out fibre broadband to households and holiday homes in Jörn - supporting local development both in the short and long term.
Fjällboheden has been delivering affordable green electricity since 2022.
Fu-Gen has initiated work to explore the possibility of expanding the current wind farm with up to nine additional turbines and a large-scale battery storage system. The goal is to create a modern energy park capable of storing and delivering three times as much energy as today, all whilst keeping environmental impact as low as possible by utilising existing infrastructure.
An expansion would enable three times more energy to be produced, while occupying less land than the current wind farm.
A key part of the assessment is to examine how existing infrastructure can be used. Roads, power lines and transformer stations already in place can be used to minimize new interventions in nature.
In 2026, the Swedish Energy Agency paid SEK 15.4 million to Skellefteå Municipality, corresponding to property tax revenues for 2025 and 2026 from all wind power in the municipality. These use of these funds is unrestricted, and thus they create opportunities to strengthen local development based on local needs.
The Swedish government has on several occasions communicated its intention to make this arrangement permanent, ensuring that property tax revenues from wind power continue to be returned to municipalities hosting wind farms.
As industries and transport become electrified, and new energy-intensive businesses are established in Skellefteå and across Västerbotten and Norrbotten, demand for electricity continues to grow. Additional wind power, supported by batteries to balance peaks and fluctuations in energy supply, help to provide sufficient green electricity for these new industries at a low cost, benefiting both households and businesses.
Fjällboheden contributes to the local community through community benefit funds allocated to the Fjällboda Community Association. If the site is developed into an energy park in the future, these funds would increase further, creating new opportunities for local investments and development projects.
If the energy park is realized, one or many local community associations would receive SEK 100,000 per wind turbine to use for local development projects.
The Swedish Parliament is expected to decide on a new revenue-sharing law for wind power in the near future. The aim is for legislation on compensation to nearby residents to enter into force on 1 July 2026.
This would give nearby residents the right to share in revenues from wind farms through annual, tax-free compensation.
Read more about the Swedish Government’s incentives for wind power via our industry association Green Power Sweden:
https://greenpowersweden.se/fakta/regeringens-incitamentspaket-for-vindkraft/
Permit to build wind power gains legal force
Fu-Gen acquires the permit to build the Fjällboheden wind farm from Engie and the start of construction of the Fjällboheden wind farm
Commercial operations of Fjällboheden commence
Fu-Gen Energi begins exploring the possibility of expanding the wind farm
Fu-Gen conducts consultations on expanding Fjällboheden with up to nine additional wind turbines and battery storage, transforming it into an energy park
Are you interested in developing energy projects on your land? Or do you have ideas on how we can contribute to local development together?
You’re warmly welcome to get in touch with Robin Lindström, Land Manager: r.lindstrom@fu-gen.com
