From Saturday, August 24, electricity sellers serving at least 200,000 end users will have to offer so-called dynamic tariffs. This means that electricity rates will be regulated based on current prices on Towarowa The Stock Exchange Energy.
Dynamic tariffs – what is it about?
“The price of energy in new the tariff will change every hour or every quarter of an hour” – it says “Republic“. How exactly will it look like? – For example, if our washing machine works for 30 minutes, then for the first fifteen minutes we will be billed price one such unit, and the next 15 minutes at another, already changed price – he explained at the beginning of January 2024. in an interview with the newspaper Rafał Gawin, president of the Energy Regulatory Office.
However, not every household will be able to benefit from dynamic tariffs right away. The recipient will have to have a remote reading meter. At the end of 2023, only about 15 percent of households in Poland had them. – This offer is aimed primarily at recipients who have knowledge about the principles of the energy market and are able to manage their own electricity consumption. This applies, for example, to recipients who can shift the highest energy consumption to the time of day when it is the cheapest – emphasized the president of URE.
Dynamic pricing can be a trap for some
The Energy Regulatory Office explained that the dynamic tariff can provide savings to recipients who want and are able to actively participate in the energy purchasing process. However, for other recipients it may prove to be a trap. “However, it should be remembered that using dynamic electricity prices does not automatically guarantee savings. There is a risk that if the customer does not effectively manage energy consumption in response to changing prices, the energy bill may be higher than usual,” emphasizes the Group. Tauron.