From 22–26 June, Sweden's decision-makers gather in Visby for Almedalen Week. We'll be there all week, and we're coming to talk about one of the week's biggest questions: how Sweden meets its growing demand for power without waiting for the whole grid to be rebuilt. A large part of the answer is already out there in the system. We want to show it.
Why energy belongs at Almedalen
Almedalen Week is where politics, business and civil society meet to talk about where Sweden is heading. The energy transition is no longer a technical footnote in that conversation; it's one of the questions that decides our competitiveness. The capacity crunch slows down new establishments, industrial investment and the electrification of transport. Meanwhile the grid is being expanded more slowly than load is growing.
You can't wait your way out of that gap. But a large share of the capacity already sits in buildings, batteries and flexible loads across the country. It just needs to be aggregated and made available at the right moment. That's the opportunity we're bringing to Visby.
What we want to discuss
Three conversations we're bringing to Almedalen.
The first is about power, not energy. The shortage is rarely about kilowatt-hours over time; it's about power, meaning kilowatts at the wrong moment. Local control shaves the peaks without rebuilding the grid. We've written about why power, not energy, became the expensive commodity in the piece on when the bids ran out and the gas turbines started.
The second is about flexibility as revenue. Battery storage and software turn a property's flexibility into recurring revenue, shared with the grid. It's the same logic as when Google buys distributed capacity instead of building new, and it applies directly to commercial properties in the Nordics.
The third is about building with the grid, not against it. We're infrastructure for utilities, not a competitor to them. Local coordination that helps the whole system balance makes the grid operators' job easier, not harder. That collaboration is the whole point.
We're finalists in the TechArena Challenge 2026
We're heading to Visby with something extra to celebrate. Sourceful Energy is one of the finalists in TechArena Challenge 2026, the competition that spotlights promising tech companies during Almedalen Week. The semifinals are decided on 24 June, the finals take place on the Arena Stage on 25 June, and the award ceremony is held the same evening at Techminglet in Kallis.
You'll find us at our booth at Techarena Almedalen in Visby. The exhibition runs 24–25 June, but we're manning the booth all week. Come by and talk power, flexibility and local energy coordination with us in person.
Book time with Viktor or Fredrik
We're happy to talk through how this works in practice, whether you're a property owner, in industry, or working on energy in politics. Book half an hour with Viktor or Fredrik during the week, or a video call whenever suits, and we'll show you concretely how local flexibility becomes both a lower capacity cost and a new source of revenue.
Read more on our Almedalen page, or book a meeting directly. See you in Visby.
