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At the turn of 2024 and 2025, companies consuming electricity must prepare for an increase in costs related to energy charges. The increases include both distribution tariffs and additional fees, such as the capacity fee or reactive energy rates. It is worth analyzing these changes and their impact on the company budget in advance to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Below we present the key aspects of the changes that will apply from January 2025.
- Distribution tariffs. Most distributors have seen increases in fixed and variable network rates of 4 to 7%. These were expected values. Details can be found in the documents of individual DSOs at this link:
Energy Regulatory Office - Tariffs published in 2024. - Capacity fee. The rate will increase from PLN 126.73 to PLN 141.20/MWh, which is an increase of about 11%. I remind you that this applies to energy drawn between 7:00 and 21:59 on weekdays.
- Reactive power rates. From January 1, 2025, consumers will pay 45% more for reactive energy than in 2024. Therefore, cases in which exceeding reactive power cost consumers so little that investing in compensators was not profitable, it is worth recalculating them.
- Renewable Energy Obligation. The obligation imposed on energy sellers to redeem green certificates increased from 5% in 2024 to 8.5% in 2025. As a result, the impact on the price was/will be small, because property rights are currently valued very low (approx. PLN 30/MWh).
- Tariffs of individual customers from tariff group G. Prices remain unchanged from July 1, 2024.
Changes in energy prices that come into effect at the beginning of 2025 could significantly affect the costs of running a business. It is worth carefully examining your energy management strategy and considering investments in optimization solutions, such as reactive power compensators. In the face of rising rates and new regulations, a conscious approach to energy management can help minimize additional costs and increase the energy efficiency of a company.
