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Energy poverty: how to reduce inequalities?

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

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December 8, 2021

Opolskie voivodeship with the highest electricity consumption per capita

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

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November 26, 2021

How can we control our household electricity consumption?

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

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November 16, 2021

Facts and myths about the increase in electricity prices

In the context of media reports on the scale of possible energy price increases for households, it is crucial to clarify how the new tariffs will translate into electricity bills in practice. Clarification of the actual factors influencing the currently observed electricity price increases also remains important. Recent weeks have been full of press releases

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November 4, 2021

Future of the energy market in Poland. The growing role of the consumer in the energy industry

Changes in the electricity market and the impact of EU policy on the energy transition in Poland were the main topics of the debate held on 21 September 2021 during the European Economic Congress (ECC) at the initiative of the Polish Electricity Committee (PKEE). Representatives of the administration, academia and industry organisations discussed the most important issues for the energy market from the perspective of the

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September 21, 2021

Fit for 55 - support or challenge on the road to a just energy transition

The costs of the energy transition, including above all the social consequences, were among the main themes of the discussion organised as part of the European Economic Congress by the Polish Electricity Committee (PKEE). Representatives of the government, the Commission and the European Parliament, as well as companies from the energy sector, also responded to the question of whether the package sufficiently takes into account the specific circumstances of countries

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September 20, 2021