Legal act
Energy Policy of Poland until 2030, established by
the Minister of Economy in the Announcement of
21 December 2009 on the state energy policy 2030
(M.P No. 2, Item 11)
Energy Law Act of 10 April 1997 (Official Journal
of the Laws of 2012, Item 1059, as amended)
Act of 20 May 2016 on Energy Efficiency (Official
Journal of the Laws of 2016, Item 831)
Act of 14 September 2012 on obligation to provide
information on energy consumption by energy-
using products (Official Journal of the Laws of
2012, Item 1203, as amended)
Act of 20 February 2015 on Renewable Energy
Sources (Official Journal of the Laws of 2015, Item
478)
Description
The document includes a long-term strategy for development
of the energy sector, a forecast of fuel and energy demand, and
the action plan until 2012. The implementation of the solutions
indicated in the document will help to meet growing energy
demand, develop production and transport infrastructures and
lessen dependence on natural gas and oil external supplies, as
well as fulfill international environmental commitments
The Act laid down the rules on the production and use of
energy and saving its resources; it stresses the role of "Green
certificates in promotion of the use of renewable energy
sources; it also establishes certificates of origin of energy
produced in cogeneration
The Act defines the principles for the development of a
national energy efficiency action plan and establishes the rules
for obligatory obtaining energy savings and carrying out the
enterprise energy audit. The Act also identifies the tasks of
public sector entities in terms of energy efficiency, introduces
changes to the white certificate system - energy efficiency
certificates, which confirm the implementation of measures on
determined energy savings. In terms of energy efficiency, the
Act specifies the targets to be achieved by public sector
bodies/entities by 2020.
The Act defines obligations in connection with providing
information on the consumption of energy and other essential
resources by energy-using products. The requirements
concerning the preparation of technical documentation and
labels/fiches for these products and with regard to their impact
on energy consumption are determined in the EC Decisions.
The Act lays down the rules for organization/performance of
the control system of providing relevant