The Electricity Uprising currently has over 1,400 members spread across all of Norrbotten, with the strongest foothold in Jokkmokk, according to official sources. The group's ambition is to spread the uprising and become stronger across the entire county and then together demonstrate on March 18 in Norrbotten's central towns, as stated by officials. A protest against high electricity prices is being held on Wednesday across Norrbotten, according to major media reports.
The movement started in Jokkmokk, the municipality that is the country's largest producer of renewable electricity, as reported by major media. The Electricity Uprising has spread to several municipalities, according to SVT Norrbotten. Arjeplog is one of the places participating in the Electricity Uprising protest, according to major media. The Facebook group 'Eluppropet' (The Electricity Appeal) was started in Jokkmokk and now has nearly 3,500 members, as per major media sources.
The Electricity Uprising demands include lower electricity prices, domestic electricity trade, lower electricity tax in the two northern electricity areas, and removal of VAT on electricity.
Vattenfall states that electricity prices are set by the market and many different factors affect the price, that electricity prices are set on a Nordic market, and that they themselves have no direct influence.
A long rail protest against the halving of night train services began on Wednesday in Abisko and is to end in Umeå on Thursday, according to major media. Night train services in Norrbotten are being halved starting Monday, as reported by major media. The background to the rail protest is a decision by the Swedish Transport Administration at the end of last year to have only one night train in each direction running between Stockholm and Narvik, according to major media.
How many people are participating in the Electricity Uprising protests across Norrbotten has not been confirmed. Public support for the movement beyond the reported membership numbers is also unknown. The specific actions or responses planned by authorities or energy companies to address the Electricity Uprising's demands remain unclear.