Since 2010, the household price of electricity in Poland has seen little change, increasing from 13.41 euro cents per kilowatt-hour to 14.75 euro cents in the first semester of 2020. 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 2012, when prices increased by 1.11 euro cents compared the first half of the year. 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 2020, households using between 2.500 and 5.000 kWh paid nearly 26 euro cents per kWh. This was considerably less than in Romania or neighboring Germany, where prices amounted to 27.96 and 27.18 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, 50 percent was produced by hard coal. 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 2021, semi-annually
(in euro cents per kilowatt-hour)
Prices including all taxes, levies and VAT. Band-DC (Medium): annual consumption between 2 500 and 5 000 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. (October 26, 2021). Electricity prices for households in Poland from 2010 to 2021, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418110/electricity-prices-for-households-in-poland/
Eurostat. "Electricity prices for households in Poland from 2010 to 2021, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) ." Chart. October 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418110/electricity-prices-for-households-in-poland/
Eurostat. (2021). Electricity prices for households in Poland from 2010 to 2021, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418110/electricity-prices-for-households-in-poland/
Eurostat. "Electricity Prices for Households in Poland from 2010 to 2021, Semi-annually (in Euro Cents per Kilowatt-hour) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418110/electricity-prices-for-households-in-poland/
Eurostat, Electricity prices for households in Poland from 2010 to 2021, semi-annually (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418110/electricity-prices-for-households-in-poland/ (last visited August 10, 2022)