The Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment is examining private member's bills to halt electrification of the Melkøya facility and electrification of oil platforms using grid power. The proposers argue that electrification creates power shortages in Finnmark and propose alternatives including gas-fired power with carbon capture and storage and floating offshore wind. The committee majority endorses the government's 2023 decision on electrification, while the minority points to cost overruns and changed assumptions.
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The Storting calls on the government to return to Parliament with alternatives to Melkøya electrification.
The Storting calls on the government to enable Statnett to release the power allocated to the Melkøya electrification project and to allow businesses to apply for grid access and allocation of that power.
The Storting calls on the government to present a case on an alternative and realistic power solution for the Melkøya/Hammerfest region by the revised national budget for 2026.
The Storting calls on the government to reconsider whether gas-fired power plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS) could be an alternative to planned electrification using grid power.
The Storting calls on the government to reject the proposed wind power plants in Finnmark that involve impact on areas of pristine nature, reindeer herding, or other important natural, commercial, and recreational values.
The Storting calls on the government to halt further electrification using grid power for petroleum facilities on the Norwegian continental shelf.
The Storting calls on the government to stop electrification using grid power of the Heidrun field and instead require oil companies to cut emissions by financing and developing gas-fired power with CCS and/or floating offshore wind.
The Storting calls on the government to stop electrification using grid power of the Grane field and instead require oil companies to cut emissions by financing and developing gas-fired power with CCS and/or floating offshore wind.
The Storting calls on the government to stop electrification using grid power of the Snorre field and instead require oil companies to cut emissions by financing and developing gas-fired power with CCS and/or floating offshore wind.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure that all new electrification projects on the shelf require oil companies to finance and develop gas-fired power with CCS and/or floating offshore wind.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure that the completed Melkøya project does not connect to the ordinary power grid in NO4, thereby releasing the currently reserved power and allowing gas-fired power plants without carbon capture to meet the entire power needs of the completed Melkøya project.
The Storting calls on the government to require Equinor to continue operating the gas-fired power plant at Melkøya and begin work on extending the existing license.
The Storting calls on the government to establish a regional restructuring commission for Finnmark to examine how to maintain settlement and employment in the county in light of declining oil and gas activities.
The Storting calls on the government to present a plan for closing Hammerfest LNG by 2030.