This is how the king copes with the crisis The royal family cuts costs when the economy dips
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Jenny Alexandersson
Published: Today 09.24
Updated: Today 12.52
Crisis winter
It costs hundreds of thousands of kroner to heat the royal castles.
When the economic crisis hit, costs increased, as they do for many businesses.
Solar cells and savings are just a couple of all the measures implemented to keep costs down.
The autumn sun washes over the glossy black solar panels. They are close to each other on the south side of the roof of the Royal Palace.
In the castle's attic, thigh-thick bundles of electrical cables run on ladders over the old brick floor.
The solar cells cover around one tenth of the Royal Palace's electricity supply per year. The panels are one of many ways to reduce costs.
- They only took a few days to assemble and they are easy to remove if necessary. After all, it is about a building that is part of our cultural heritage, says Erik Kampmann.
He is a bailiff at the Royal Palace and the facts about the solar panels and their function flow through him like a controlled stream. Energy issues are something that both he and his colleague Staffan Larsson are deeply committed to.
- I have a manager who is incredibly interested in these issues. Both the king and the crown princess are committed, says Staffan Larsson, who is the king's governor.
In other words, he is responsible for most of what happens under - and over - the castle fence.
Erik Kampmann is a bailiff at the Royal Palace. He shows the solar panels that were installed on the castle's roof in 2018. Soon another 1,600 square meters of the castle's roof will be covered by solar cells. Photo: ANDREAS BARDELL
The glossy black solar cells cannot be seen from the ground because the castle's roof slopes slightly towards the castle yard. It was an argument for being able to get permission to mount the panels. The Royal Castle is part of our cultural heritage. Photo: ANDREAS BARDEL
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