Since 2010, the household price of electricity in Poland has seen little change, increasing from 13.41 euro cents per kilowatt-hour to 17.69 euro cents in the first semester of 2023. Looking at the figures, it can be seen that on average prices were cheaper in the second half of each year. A noticeable exception was in the second half of 2021, when prices increased by due to the energy crisis. This was the peak price during the period of consideration.
Price comparisons
Compared to the rest of Europe, Polish households pay a reasonably low amount for electricity. In 2021, households using between 2.500 and 5.000 kWh paid 15.48 euro cents per kWh. This was considerably less than in Czechia or neighboring Germany, where prices amounted to 18.02 and 31.93 euro cents per kilowatt-hour, respectively.
Electricity production
The vast majority of electricity in Poland is produced by the burning of coal. Of this total, 55 percent was produced by hard coal in 2022. Due to its reliance on fossil fuels for energy, pollution is high in Poland. However, the last decade has seen a decline in power generation from solid fossil fuels and an increase in power generation from natural gas and renewable sources. At the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in 2021, Poland also pledged to phase out coal.
Electricity prices for households in Poland from 2010 to 2023, semi-annually
(in euro cents per kilowatt-hour)
Characteristic
Euro cents per kilowatt-hour
2023 S1
17.69
2022 S2
16.04
2022 S1
14.64
2021 S2
15.74
2021 S1
15.48
2020 S2
15.1
2020 S1
14.75
2019 S2
13.76
2019 S1
13.43
2018 S2
13.96
2018 S1
14.1
2017 S2
14.51
2017 S1
14.57
2016 S2
13.52
2016 S1
13.32
2015 S2
14.18
2015 S1
14.44
2014 S2
14.08
2014 S1
14.21
2013 S2
14.37
2013 S1
14.8
2012 S2
15.29
2012 S1
14.18
2011 S2
13.51
2011 S1
14.71
2010 S2
13.82
2010 S1
13.41
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Prices including all taxes, levies and VAT. Band-DC (Medium): annual consumption between 2 500 and 4 999 kWh. The published data are national average prices over a period over 6 months. Semester 1 prices are average prices between 1st January and 30th June of each year, semester 2 prices are average prices between 1st July and 31st December of each year.
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Eurostat. (November 6, 2023). Electricity prices for households in Poland from 2010 to 2023, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418110/electricity-prices-for-households-in-poland/
Eurostat. "Electricity prices for households in Poland from 2010 to 2023, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) ." Chart. November 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418110/electricity-prices-for-households-in-poland/
Eurostat. (2023). Electricity prices for households in Poland from 2010 to 2023, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418110/electricity-prices-for-households-in-poland/
Eurostat. "Electricity Prices for Households in Poland from 2010 to 2023, Semi-annually (in Euro Cents per Kilowatt-hour) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418110/electricity-prices-for-households-in-poland/
Eurostat, Electricity prices for households in Poland from 2010 to 2023, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418110/electricity-prices-for-households-in-poland/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
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