Poland
Current situation
Current situation
- In 2016 household energy consumption per 1 inhabitant was based 36.9% on coal, 24.4% on electricity, 15.2% on fuel woods.
- Usage of electric energy per person is 3 937 kWh.
- The highest point in annual consumption was in 2010 and has been falling regularly since then - in 2014 it fell to the level of 2004.
Social awarness
Social awarness
- Citizens need to consider consequences of their actions.
- Social awareness increases - people are more often seen to change the central heating to electric one or heating pump.
- People pay greater attention to government's actions within energy sources - they want more sustainability.
- However, still majority of air pollution comes from households' energy usage.
Role of the Government
Role of the Government
- For a few years now, the government has been providing subsidies on Renewable Energy Sources for firms, farms, and for households as well.
- Laws regulating energy systems in houses were introduced as well.
- Energy in new buildings has to be based on electicity or heat pumps and in older buildings the usage of environment-harmful was restricted.
- However, there still is a lot of environment-harmful elements that need to be addressed.
Bibliography:
http://www.energetyka-polska.pl/https://enerad.pl/oze/dofinansowanie/https://stat.gov.pl/files/gfx/portalinformacyjny/pl/defaultaktualnosci/5485/1/6/1/energia_2018.pdfhttps://www.pse.pl/dane-systemowe/funkcjonowanie-rb/raporty-roczne-z-funkcjonowania-kse-za-rok/raporty-za-rok-2017https://www.pse.pl/dane-systemowe/funkcjonowanie-rb/raporty-roczne-z-funkcjonowania-kse-za-rok/raporty-za-rok-2017https://www.gospodarz.pl/aktualnosci/biznes/polska-jednym-z-ostatnich-krajow-w-europie-pod-wzgledem-zuzycia-energii-elektrycznej.htmlBibliography: