Electricity price in SE1: the northern zone with reduced energy tax
SE1 is Sweden’s northernmost bidding zone, home to Luleå, Skellefteå and Boden, and usually the cheapest.
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In bidding zone SE1 a variable electricity contract for a house without electric heating cost 58.4 öre/kWh before VAT in August 2026 according to Statistics Sweden (SCB), the retailer’s mark-up included. That is the lowest of the four zones. Two things push the all-in price lower still for many residents. Throughout Norrbotten county, as in Västerbotten and Jämtland, households get a deduction of 9.6 öre/kWh on energy tax, which therefore comes to 26.4 öre/kWh instead of 36.0 öre/kWh. And grid companies such as Luleå Energi Elnät are among the cheaper ones in the Energy Markets Inspectorate’s figures. A 16 A house in Luleå pays 124.1 öre/kWh with VAT at the SCB average, against 136.1 öre/kWh without the tax deduction. Enter today’s spot price to see your own figure.
Your all-in price per kWh, incl. VAT
124.1 öre/kWh
The spot price is 59 % of what you pay per kWh
| Spot price (retail energy) | 73.0 öre/kWh |
| Mark-up | 0.0 öre/kWh |
| Grid transfer fee | 18.1 öre/kWh |
| Energy tax | 33.0 öre/kWh |
| of which VAT 25% | 24.8 öre/kWh |
| Total variable price | 124.1 öre/kWh |
| Fixed grid fee per month | SEK 296 |
| Bill for 417 kWh a month | SEK 814 |
Assumptions
Energy tax 26.4 öre/kWh excl. VAT (2026), 25% VAT on everything. The grid price is Ei’s figure for Luleå Energi Elnät AB on 1 January 2026, standard case V16; any power (kW) charge is not included. The retailer’s monthly fee is not included. Method and sources
Four years of variable prices: SE1 against SE4
| Year | SE1 incl. VAT | SE4 incl. VAT | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 106.6 öre/kWh | 231.2 öre/kWh | 124.6 öre/kWh |
| 2023 | 84.6 öre/kWh | 123.2 öre/kWh | 38.7 öre/kWh |
| 2024 | 60.2 öre/kWh | 97.3 öre/kWh | 37.1 öre/kWh |
| 2025 | 48.6 öre/kWh | 111.2 öre/kWh | 62.6 öre/kWh |
The gap to the south has been wide every year since 2022. The dearest month in the SCB series for SE1 was December 2022 at 231.4 öre/kWh before VAT. So a cold, dry winter can push northern prices up too, but the peaks have stayed well below southern Sweden’s.
The Norrbotten tax deduction on a real house
The deduction of 9.6 öre/kWh before VAT is 12.0 öre/kWh with VAT. For an electrically heated house using 20,000 kWh a year that is SEK 2,400 less tax per year. At the standard rate of energy tax the same house would pay that amount to the state instead.
The grid in SE1: Luleå Energi as an example
For a 16 A house Luleå Energi Elnät charges a fixed fee of SEK 3,554 a year and 18.1 öre/kWh, both with VAT, in the Energy Markets Inspectorate’s 2026 data. Outside Luleå you have a different grid company: pick it in the calculator or compare every grid area. More on the city on electricity price in Luleå.