The cost of purchasing CO2 emission allowances currently accounts for the largest share of the cost of electricity generation. Meanwhile, they are indicated as the main component of the price of electricity generation by only 17% Poles. One in four respondents believes that the main component of the energy price is the cost of raw materials, a few fewer mention excise and other taxes and the seller's margin and
The Polish Electricity Association has launched an educational campaign entitled "Energy counts". Over the coming months, it will explain the reasons for rising energy prices, show the mechanisms influencing them and ways of rational management of electricity consumption. The aim of the campaign is to educate about the energy market and ways of mitigating the impact of rising electricity prices on Poles' household budgets. W
On 1 January 2022, new electricity tariffs for households come into force. Approved by the President of the Energy Regulatory Authority, the changes to the electricity sale and distribution tariffs will translate into an increase in electricity bills of approximately 24%. An average household will pay approximately PLN 21 more per month
Discussing issues related to high energy prices for end users was the main objective of a debate organised by Euractiv in cooperation with the Polish Electricity Committee (PKEE). The meeting, attended by European Union officials and representatives of Brussels associations, took place on 8 December 2021. Paweł Cioch, Vice President of the Management Board for Corporate Affairs of the PGE Group and
According to data from the Central Statistical Office*, in 2020, total electricity consumption per capita in the Opolskie Voivodeship was 5783.32 kWh - the highest in the country. This was followed by the Śląskie, Mazowieckie and Łódzkie Voivodeships. How residents can reduce their electricity consumption and the impact of
The situation on the European energy market indicates that in Poland, too, household tariffs may increase by up to several dozen per cent from the new year. In this context, it should be emphasised that the increase in the value of the tariff does not translate entirely into the level of the electricity bill, but into approximately 50 per cent. However, it is certainly worthwhile to