In the last seven years, 55 percent of all wind power construction has been stopped.
3,000 wind turbines that would have provided electricity corresponding to all Swedish nuclear power plants have been refused.
Most of the permits that are granted are in northern Sweden.
In Norrbotten, Västerbotten and Västernorrland, more than 1,300 new spinners have been given the go-ahead in the last seven years.
In the counties of Stockholm, Södermanland and Uppland, only a total of 10 wind turbines have been approved.
In Skåne and on Gotland, no permits have been granted for the past seven years.
Two problems
There are two problems here.
The most urgent need for more electricity is in the south.
Especially since the power transmission in the main grid from the north is already a bottleneck today.
But in the south there are partly few applications, partly a significantly higher proportion who get no.
The second problem is that the expansion in total is too slow if Sweden is to double electricity production.
And the proportion of permits granted has fallen from an average of 45 percent to just 22 percent last year.
Most often, it is the municipal veto that puts a stop to it.
But also species protection, and consideration for reindeer husbandry are common reasons, when the matter goes to court.
- The government should propose that the climate benefit of new electricity production should be weighed more in the environmental assessment, says Daniel Badman, CEO of Swedish Wind Energy, who produced the report.
Strong support
At the same time, a study from the SOM Institute at the University of Gothenburg shows that support among the population to expand more wind power is strong.
79 percent of Swedes want to invest more in wind power or as much as today.
It is a much stronger support than, for example, nuclear power has.
But the trend in recent years is that support for wind power is declining slightly, while support for nuclear power has increased.