Electricity price in SE2: one spot price, two tax rates
SE2 covers southern and central Norrland. Within the zone, tax can differ by almost ten öre.
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An electrically heated house in SE2 on a variable contract was billed 57.7 öre/kWh before VAT for its energy in August 2026, according to Statistics Sweden. The spot price is the same throughout the zone, but the all-in price is not. Umeå lies in Västerbotten county, where households get the northern deduction and pay 26.4 öre/kWh in energy tax. Sundsvall is in Västernorrland, where only Sollefteå, Ånge and Örnsköldsvik have the deduction, so 36.0 öre/kWh applies. With each city’s grid fee from the Energy Markets Inspectorate, a 20 A house pays 127.7 öre/kWh in Umeå and 143.5 öre/kWh in Sundsvall, VAT included. Over 20,000 kWh a year the gap, fixed fees included, comes to SEK 7,108. Pick your grid and enter today’s spot price.
Your all-in price per kWh, incl. VAT
127.7 öre/kWh
The spot price is 56 % of what you pay per kWh
| Spot price (retail energy) | 72.1 öre/kWh |
| Mark-up | 0.0 öre/kWh |
| Grid transfer fee | 22.6 öre/kWh |
| Energy tax | 33.0 öre/kWh |
| of which VAT 25% | 25.5 öre/kWh |
| Total variable price | 127.7 öre/kWh |
| Fixed grid fee per month | SEK 356 |
| Bill for 1667 kWh a month | SEK 2,485 |
Assumptions
Energy tax 26.4 öre/kWh excl. VAT (2026), 25% VAT on everything. The grid price is Ei’s figure for Umeå Energi Elnät AB on 1 January 2026, standard case V20; any power (kW) charge is not included. The retailer’s monthly fee is not included. Method and sources
Umeå and Sundsvall side by side
| Umeå (Umeå Energi Elnät) | Sundsvall (Sundsvall Elnät) | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy tax before VAT | 26.4 öre/kWh | 36.0 öre/kWh |
| Transfer fee, average before VAT | 18.1 öre/kWh | 21.1 öre/kWh |
| Fixed grid fee per year incl. VAT | SEK 4,270 | SEK 8,227 |
| All-in price per kWh incl. VAT | 127.7 öre/kWh | 143.5 öre/kWh |
| Cost of 20,000 kWh a year | SEK 29,820 | SEK 36,927 |
In Umeå two factors pull the same way: the tax deduction and a grid among the cheaper ones in the country. In Sundsvall both tax and transfer fee are higher. It shows why an electricity price for “Norrland” says little about your own bill; Umeå and Sundsvall have their own pages with more detail.
Checking whether your municipality has the lower tax
The deduction covers the whole of Norrbotten, Västerbotten and Jämtland counties, Sollefteå, Ånge and Örnsköldsvik in Västernorrland, Ljusdal in Gävleborg, Malung-Sälen, Mora, Orsa and Älvdalen in Dalarna, and Torsby in Värmland. If you live there, your grid bill shows a lower energy tax line; switch on the setting in the calculator. The guide to energy tax on electricity explains the rule and what the cut from 2025 meant.
The winter 2026 support in SE2
For consumption in January and February 2026 the state paid 14 öre per kWh to households in SE2, the same as SE1 and much less than in the south, where prices ran higher. The cap was 10,000 kWh per home, so a heated house in Sundsvall or Umeå using the maximum received SEK 1,400. Försäkringskassan paid it without any application, and it did not change the price per kWh on the bill. More on the electricity support.