Electricity, Healthcare and Bankruptcy

Electricity prices vary sharply between the electricity areas in Gävleborg County. Region Gävleborg has reported two healthcare incidents, Trafikverket wants to terminate an employment, and the Stenarö group has been placed in bankruptcy.

Large electricity price differences between the county's electricity areas

Sweden is divided into electricity areas, and prices can vary greatly between them. According to Energimarknadsinspektionen, the government agency that monitors the electricity market, average spot prices for electricity area 3, which includes Gävle, were 157.6 EUR/MWh during week 45. In electricity area 2, which includes the municipalities of Hälsingland, the price was instead 9.6 EUR/MWh.

The spot price is the price before you, as a consumer, also pay surcharges, network charges and VAT. SVT Nyheter Gävleborg has calculated the difference for a house with annual consumption of 20,000 kWh. According to Energimarknadsinspektionen, the difference should be even greater than in the news report's calculations. The advice is to be flexible and shift consumption from the morning and evening to midday or nighttime – then a household in Gävle could potentially save more than a household in Söderhamn. SVT Nyheter Gävleborg

Region reports two cases of medical injury

Region Gävleborg – the public organisation responsible for healthcare in the county – has filed reports of medical injury in two cases.

In one case, a person in their 35s from Hälsingland sought care after a knee injury. At a later examination, a blood clot was discovered in the leg, but according to the region, the finding did not lead to any further medical assessment or treatment. Only after contact with another healthcare provider was a more extensive blood clot discovered. In the second case, a person had nasal cancer, and the diagnosis was delayed by a full year. Hudiksvalls Tidning Hudiksvalls Tidning

Trafikverket wants to dismiss employee who sleeps on the job

Trafikverket, the government agency responsible for, among other things, the rail network, wants to terminate the employment of an employee in Gävle. The person's task was to monitor the electrical systems from the workplace across a large part of Sweden's rail network, but according to Trafikverket's internal documentation, they were caught sleeping during night shifts on several occasions – tucked under a blanket in an office chair.

Several alarms are said to have been missed during these periods of sleep, which among other things is said to have affected the intensive train traffic in Stockholm one morning. Trafikverket wants the agency's own personnel responsibility board to terminate the employment and states that the shortcomings in the monitoring of safety-critical systems are very serious. The employee denies having fallen asleep but argues that others do the same. SVT Nyheter Gävleborg

Last companies in the Stenarö group go bankrupt

The last companies in the Stenarö group have now been declared bankrupt. Construction operations were discontinued first, the painting business was closed in the summer, and now it is the electricity company and the parent company that are on the brink of collapse.

Stenarö El grew rapidly and reached turnover of 34 million kronor in 2024. The following year, turnover was halved, and on Friday, Sundsvall District Court – the local court of general jurisdiction – decided to declare the company bankrupt. Hudiksvalls Tidning

E4 at Åckne: standstill and accident – now open again

The E4 north of Gnarp has reopened to traffic after a standstill in the northbound direction. Traffic was stopped on Friday evening between Åckne and Tjärnvik, just north of Gnarp, after trucks became stuck on a steep hill. Two trucks and several cars were reported to have become stuck at the scene.

At around 18.20, SOS also received a report of a traffic accident on the E4 at Åckne. It was a rear-end collision, and at least one truck was involved. Two people were involved in the accident, which occurred in the southbound direction, and traffic was affected by standstills in both directions. SVT Nyheter Gävleborg Hudiksvalls Tidning

Hofors 2 won 10–4 against HIK

Hofors 2 won 10–4 in division 5 Gävleborg group 1, men’s division, at home against HIK on Friday. Arbetarbladet

In brief

• There is an acute situation at the psychiatric care unit in Hudiksvall, with serious deviations and a temporary reorganisation since mid-October, according to Region Gävleborg. Hudiksvalls Tidning
• Hudiksvalls HC were down 0–1 at half-time at home. Hudiksvalls Tidning
• Evakören performed at Andreassalen on 10 November with the theme ”Love and Peace” and ended with the Gävle song ”Gamla Stan”. Gefle Dagblad