Vad påverkar fjärrvärmepriser i Sverige?
En ekonometrisk analys
The purpose with this thesis is to analyse different factors that can explain district heating prices for energy companies in Sweden. We are further interested in examining if the prices is affected by the use of industrial waste heat in their production and the company?s ownership structure. The method applied is a multiple regression analysis using a panel data set of 50 companies over 5 years (2008-2012). The data used is yearly data obtained from the Swedish district heating association. The results of the regression analysis shows that companies, which use waste heat in their production,have a lower price than companies that use alternative heat sources. The result also shows that private owned companies have higher prices on district heating compared to companies that are owned by the municipality.