According to sources, electricity costs are a constant concern for Arvika slalomklubb. The club uses the electricity grid for three months a year and not at all for nine months, as stated by Erik Sundström, the chairman who has led the club for nearly 20 years. He expressed frustration, saying, "For us, it is completely incomprehensible.
" Snow cannons at the facility consume a lot of electricity and depend on cold weather to make snow, compounding the financial strain. Power tariffs are based on the highest consumption, which leads to high fees all year for those with uneven electricity usage, and the price of electricity itself is usually higher when it is cold. This method of calculating costs is being introduced nationwide, and more associations will face the same problems as Arvika slalomklubb due to the new tariff calculation, according to Sundström.
For us, it is completely incomprehensible. We use the grid for three months a year and then there are nine months where it is not used at all.
The club has had its electricity grid contract for 20 years, but if exceptions are not made for non-profit organizations, it will not survive if costs continue to increase at this rate. " The exact rate of increase in costs that the club is facing has not been specified, and it is unknown what alternatives or solutions are being considered to help the club survive. Rackstadbacken, the ski facility, is run entirely on a voluntary basis by the slalom club and features a lift, a 550-meter-long slope with a drop of 105 meters, barbecue areas, and a café in the warming hut.
If it is not possible to make exceptions for non-profit organizations without them being lumped in with industry, then we will not survive if it continues to increase at this rate.