Sandnes
Sandnes is a major grid infrastructure hub with substantial transmission upgrades underway, featuring one operational wind farm and growing datacenter interest.
Active Queue
Production
0 MWConsumption
48 MWCases
6Active Concessions
Production
120 MWConsumption
0 MWCases
15Overview
As a key energy hub in Rogaland, Sandnes hosts critical transmission infrastructure including the major Bærheim-Humleberget upgrade to 420 kV and extensive 132 kV network expansion. The municipality has 120 MW of wind power capacity with Vardafjellet operational and Sandnes wind farm awaiting grid capacity, while emerging datacenter demand shows 47.7 MW in the connection queue.
Recent Activity
LYSE NEO AS entered the grid queue with a 1 MW consumption project at Bærheim station, continuing the trend of growing energy demand in the region.
Key Substations
Outlook
Strong prospects driven by major transmission infrastructure upgrades enabling both renewable energy integration and industrial electrification, with particular potential for datacenter development given the concentration of queue applications at Bærheim.
| ASP DATA CENTER AS | 8 | consumption | Bærheim | Lnett AS | In Queue | datacenter |
| ASP EIENDOM AS | 8 | consumption | Bærheim | Lnett AS | Reserved | datacenter |
| ASP EIENDOM AS | 3 | consumption | Bærheim | Lnett AS | Reserved | datacenter |
| AVINOR AS | 9.6 | consumption | Bærheim | Lnett AS | In Queue | transport |
| KOLUMBUS AS | 18 | consumption | Bærheim | Lnett AS | Reserved | transport |
| LYSE NEO AS | 1.1 | consumption | Bærheim | Lnett AS | In Queue | other |