Electricity Fee, Wind Power and Norberg's Budget

Sala-Heby Energi is removing the criticized electricity fee during the summer half-year, and Norberg's new governing board is presenting its first budget with a deficit of almost 22 million kronor. In Västerås, Västerås SK is blocking an attempt by Hammarby fans to get hold of tickets for the final match.

The electricity company scrapes the capacity charge during the summer

Sala-Heby energi is changing its electricity network tariff from 1 January 2027. The capacity charge is reduced to SEK 0 during the period from April to October, but instead the fixed charge is increased and spread evenly across the entire year. The company states this in a press release.

The company is also introducing an optional simple tariff with a fixed charge and an energy charge, as an alternative to the current tariff with a capacity component. A capacity charge is based on how much electricity is used simultaneously, measured as the highest hourly output (kW) during a month, with the aim of promoting more even electricity use. Sala-Heby energi was the only electricity company in Västmanland County that had retained the charge. SVT Nyheter Västmanland

Propeller blade broke off wind turbine

Part of a propeller blade broke off at a wind turbine in the Målarberget wind farm, between Norberg and Avesta and north of Hökmora outside Norberg. An investigation has been underway for several days.

The cause of the incident is still unclear. An operations technician at Energy consult Sverige says it is too early to say anything and that the blades must first be taken down before anything can be examined. The electricity produced by the wind turbines is fed into Vattenfall’s grid. SVT Nyheter Västmanland

Norberg's new governing board presents its first budget

Norberg municipality (the local level in Sweden, responsible for, among other things, schools, preschool and elder and disability care) has a budget deficit of almost 22 million kronor, mainly within schools, preschool and care services. The deficits are primarily found within the Children and Education Committee and the Social Committee. Against this backdrop, the new governing board is presenting its very first budget.

The background is reduced tax revenue, fewer children in preschool and costly LSS placements in other municipalities. Proposals for possible savings from the Children and Education Administration have previously been put forward, including increasing class sizes in schools, ending after-hours care (childcare during inconvenient working hours) and combining preschool and leisure activities during the school holiday. It is currently uncertain whether any of the proposals will become reality. Compared with the Social Democrats' budget proposal for 2027, the budget proposal from the Democrats in Norberg, M, L and SD (the VI group) allocates approximately 7.5 million kronor more to the Children and Education Committee, and the group does not want to proceed with planning a new, larger preschool at this point, instead seeking to use and adapt existing preschool facilities more efficiently. SVT Nyheter Västmanland

Rocklunda report nearing completion

Västerås municipality's report on Rocklunda's future appears likely to be completed after a lengthy process involving many twists and turns. After Västerås municipality purchased the Rocklunda area for 1.2 billion kronor in autumn 2025, a working group was appointed to develop a strategy for the sports arenas in the area and elsewhere in Västerås.

VLT can reveal two important dates for the report's public presentation. VLT

VSK halts Hammarby fans' ticket scheme

The Allsvenskan gold chase will be decided in the final round, and thousands of Hammarby fans are planning how to get a ticket for the team's final match away against Västerås SK. When the away sections for Hammarby fans recently sold out instantly, VSK suddenly gained around 750 new members, which the club believes is due to Hammarby supporters desperate for gold.

This led VSK to postpone the sale of tickets to its members while awaiting clarification of the legal implications of the membership rush. In a press release, VSK says that everyone who became a member from 6 November onwards will not be included in the ticket allocation for the final match. SVT Nyheter Västmanland

Club 40 – for those over 40 in Västerås

There are few options for older people who want to go out and dance in Västerås. Now that is about to change: on Saturday 28 November, Bishops Arms’ “Club 40” will premiere, with a strict age limit of 40. VLT

In brief

• Västerås IK has once again turned to supporters and companies to put out a financial fire and is launching yet another fundraiser. VLT
• A person who set out in May to cycle around the world was forced to call it off in Morocco after vaccination troubles and is now back home in Sweden; by then, the journey had taken him through 18 countries in Europe and over 600 kilometres. SVT Nyheter Västmanland
• The concert venue, which opened in 2019, has been closed for nearly seven years – VLT has investigated what is actually going on. VLT
• A villa on Landisvägen 39 in Hökåsen, Västerås, with 199 square metres of floor space, built in 1965, has been sold for 6 600 000 kronor; the sale was completed in October 2026. VLT
• A villa on Båthusgatan 1 in Västerås, built in 1970 with 117 square metres of living space, has new owners for 3 900 000 kronor; the sale was completed in October 2026. VLT
• An 18-year-old man has been remanded by Västmanlands District Court (the court that hears criminal cases in the county), suspected of having prepared a murder, after being arrested while masked and armed on Narvavägen in Västerås at 22.30 on Thursday. VLT
• Cars veered off the road and collided, reports VLT. VLT