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 MW

Consumption

48 MW

Cases

6

Active Concessions

Production

120 MW

Consumption

0 MW

Cases

15

Overview

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

Bærheim transformatorstasjonHumleberget transformatorstasjonSeldal transformatorstasjonHelmikstøl transformatorstasjonVagle transformatorstasjon

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.

Grid Infrastructure
Data Centers
Transport & EV Charging
Other
Wind Power
Hydropower
ASP DATA CENTER AS8consumptionBærheimLnett ASIn Queuedatacenter
ASP EIENDOM AS8consumptionBærheimLnett ASReserveddatacenter
ASP EIENDOM AS3consumptionBærheimLnett ASReserveddatacenter
AVINOR AS9.6consumptionBærheimLnett ASIn Queuetransport
KOLUMBUS AS18consumptionBærheimLnett ASReservedtransport
LYSE NEO AS1.1consumptionBærheimLnett ASIn Queueother