Stortinget får strømstøtte: Vil ikke betale tilbake

Stortinget received approximately 60,000 NOK in electricity subsidies in the first 11 months of the previous year, according to data obtained by E24 from the Energy Regulatory Authority (RME). This subsidy is intended for households, but Stortinget argues that the majority of the electricity consumption in these dwellings benefits the representatives who live there.

Stortinget claims it has no obligation to reimburse the subsidy. However, RME states that such subsidies must be passed on to the households receiving them. E24 has questioned RME about the validity of Stortinget's interpretation, but the authority has not commented on the specific case. In 2025, around 11% of the subsidies were paid out to the six largest power companies, totaling 450 million NOK.

However, some companies, including Hafslund and Telenor, have returned the money they received erroneously. The Norwegian government has paid out over 50 billion NOK in electricity subsidies to households in the past three years. In 2026, the budget for electricity subsidies and the Norgespris (a tax credit) is estimated to be around 28.4 billion NOK.

The extent to which this money has gone to businesses and whether there are any incorrect payments is unclear.