The Use of Renewable Energy Sources in Households in Poland—Current Status and Prospects for the Development of Energy Prosumption

Paulina Trębska (), Marcin Wysokiński, Anna Trocewicz, Joanna Żurakowska-Sawa, Julia Tsybulska, Aleksandra Płonka, Piotr Bórawski and Aneta Bełdycka-Bórawska
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Paulina Trębska: Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Marcin Wysokiński: Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Anna Trocewicz: Faculty of Economic Sciences, John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, 21-500 Biała Podlaska, Poland
Joanna Żurakowska-Sawa: Faculty of Economic Sciences, John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, 21-500 Biała Podlaska, Poland
Julia Tsybulska: Department of European Integration, Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-330 Warsaw, Poland
Aleksandra Płonka: Department of Economics and Food Economy, University of Agriculture in Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Kraków, Poland
Piotr Bórawski: Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Aneta Bełdycka-Bórawska: Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 23, 1-18

Abstract: This article aimed to assess the use of renewable energy sources (RES) in households in Poland in the context of the Statistics Poland (GUS) research and our survey research. In addition, plans for using renewable energy sources and the willingness of respondents to spend money for this purpose were examined. At the beginning of this article, a theoretical approach to the household as an energy prosumer was presented, and the structure of obtaining energy from RES in Poland was shown. Then, the survey research methodology was presented, including the selection of the sample and the purpose of the survey. The next part of this article concerns the characteristics of the respondents and the buildings they inhabit, as well as statistics on RES used in the surveyed households. The research shows that 12% of the surveyed population was an energy prosumer, and 22% were interested in and planning to invest in RES. Only half of the respondents were ready to spend their money on micro-installations. The results were presented using the documentary and comparative methods. This article uses data from Statistics Poland (GUS) and our survey research conducted among 1112 representatives of households in Poland.

Keywords: renewable energy sources; surveys; households; energy prosumer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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