Lyse (named after
Lysefjorden in
Ryfylke
Ryfylke is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in the northeastern part of Rogaland county, Norway. The district, encompassing about 60% of the county's area is located northeast of Stavanger and east of Haugesund. It includes the mainla ...
) is an industrial and
multi-utility company based in
Jæren
Jæren is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Rogaland county, Norway. The other districts in Rogaland are Dalane, Ryfylke, and Haugalandet. Jæren is one of the 15 districts that comprise Western Norway.
At about , Jæren is the large ...
and
Ryfylke
Ryfylke is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in the northeastern part of Rogaland county, Norway. The district, encompassing about 60% of the county's area is located northeast of Stavanger and east of Haugesund. It includes the mainla ...
,
Norway
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. The company has a yearly normal production of 9.5 TWh of
hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...
power, develops and maintains the
power grid
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I ...
in 14 municipalities as well as deliver
fiberoptic
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broadband
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(
Altibox) and other
telecommunication
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services,
natural gas
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distribution,
district heating
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,
retailing
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and installation services. The company's head office is located in
Stavanger
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, Norway.
The company is owned by the municipalities of
Stavanger
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...
(45.74%),
Sandnes
Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest municipality in Norway, and together the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sand ...
(19.53%),
Sola
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* ''Sola'', an album by Olga Tañón
* ''Sola'', an album by Zayda y los Culpables
Songs
* Sola (Becky G song), "Sola" (Becky G song ...
(8.74%),
Time
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(5.83%),
Klepp
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(4.23%),
Hå
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(3.78%),
Randaberg
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Randaberg ...
(3.28%),
Eigersund
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(2.95%),
Strand
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** Beach
** Shoreline
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* ...
(2.53%),
Hjelmeland
is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hjelmelandsvågen. Other villages in the municipality include Fister, Årdal, ...
(0.99%),
Gjesdal
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(0.93%),
Lund
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(0.71%),
Bjerkreim (0.51%) and
Kvitsøy (0.23%).
Power plants
Through Lyse Kraft DA (74.4%) the company owns the hydroelectric power stations of Suldal I, Suldal II, Røldal, Novle, Kvanndalen, Middyr, Svandalsfona, Hjelmeland,
Breiava,
Flørli,
Hauskje,
Hetland
Hetland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1965 when it was dissolved. The municipality included the Stavanger Peninsula and the land surrounding both sides of the Gandsfjorden, but ...
,
Lysebotn II,
Maudal,
Oltesvik,
Sviland,
Tjodan, Vasstøl,
Midtlæger,
Ulla-Førre
Ulla-Førre is a hydropower complex in Southern Norway. It is situated along the borders of the municipalities of Suldal and Hjelmeland (in Rogaland county) and Bykle (in Agder county), Norway. It has an installed capacity of approximately , a ...
and
Sira-Kvina.
The company also has shares in
Jørpeland
Jørpeland is the administrative centre of Strand, Norway, Strand municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The List of towns and cities in Norway, town is located on the western coast of the mainland, along the shore of the Idsefjorden, about no ...
hydroelectric power station and in thermal power plant
Bærheim.
History
Lyse's roots go back to the establishment of the first electricity plants at the beginning of the 20th century, which became the engine in the industrialization and modernization of Norway. In 1947, the company Lyse Kraft DA was established with the aim of expanding the hydropower resources in
Lysebotn
Lysebotn is a village in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the eastern end of the Lysefjorden in a very isolated valley that is only accessible by a seasonal road or by boat. The name itself means the "bo ...
. The name Lyse is inspired by the Lyse river in Lysebotn.
The company was founded in 1999 as a
merger
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between the municipal power companies in
Stavanger
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...
,
Sandnes
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,
Sola
Sola may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Albums
* ''Saints of Los Angeles'', a 2008 album by Mötley Crüe
* ''Sola'', an album by Olga Tañón
* ''Sola'', an album by Zayda y los Culpables
Songs
* Sola (Becky G song), "Sola" (Becky G song ...
,
Time
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as well as
Ryfylke Energi and
Lyse Kraft.
In 2015, the company changed its name from Lyse Energi AS to Lyse AS.
In 2020, the company merged its portfolio power plants with
Hydro
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Energy technologies
* Water-derived power or energy:
** Hydropower, derived from water
** Hydroelectricity, in electrical form
* "Hydro", AC mains electricity in parts of Canada
* Micro hydro, a type of hydroelect ...
, becoming one of the largest hydroelectric power producers in Norway. As a part of the transaction Hydro acquired the operatorship of Lyse's power plants.
In March 2022, Ice Group sold its operating activities to Lyse AS.
See also
*
Scotland-Norway interconnector
The NorthConnect (also known as Scotland–Norway interconnector) was a proposed 1,400MW HVDC interconnector over the floor of the North Sea.
Interconnection
It would have been the first HVDC route to connect Scotland's electricity network di ...
References
External links
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Energy companies established in 1999
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Norwegian companies established in 1999