ABSTRACT
The transition to a renewable energy system in Sweden by development of wind power plants has been conducted by non-utility generators and some municipal utilities. Investments have been made by persons, farmers, small and medium-size enterprises, either directly or by shares in wind limited companies. Wind power cooperatives have played an important role as a plant school for project developers and local investors. The state-owned power company Vattenfall has played a surprisingly limited role, although it has been given the task to lead the development of an environmentally sustainable energy production in Sweden. The current economic crisis for the wind power business may result in significant changes, and some large wind power plants developed in 2013 could do so as well. It would also be possible to increase the resolution of the ownership statistics, by specifying all part-owners in 'umbrella companies'. A similar investigation of ownership and business models used for other renewable energy sources, such as PV-cells, biogas plants.
