The Polish Act of 7 October 2022 on special arrangements for electricity consumers in 2023 (Ustawa o szczególnych rozwiązaniach służących ochronie odbiorców energii elektrycznej w 2023 roku w związku z sytuacją na rynku energii elektrycznej) was introduced in connection with the difficult situation on the electricity market and imposed a duty on selected entities of the country’s public finance sector to reduce their electricity consumption in 2023. Its aim was to make such entities cut electricity consumption in the buildings or parts of buildings they occupied and by the technical equipment, installations and vehicles they used. Their managers were obliged to submit a report on the implementation of this aim to the President of the Energy Regulatory Office by March 31 of the following year. Those who failed to comply faced an administrative fine of up to 20,000 PLN. However, these legal provisions raised doubts, mainly due to their brevity and lack of interpretative guidelines. This article attempts to characterise the duty to cut down on electricity and highlight its shortcomings.
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