The government appeals to Poles to save electricity during peak hours. And offers a discount

Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Łukaszewska-Trzeciakowska stressed at Tuesday’s press conference that shifting consumption to off-peak times will reduce energy prices, energy security and environmental protection.

Energy saving discount

Łukaszewska-Trzeciakowska reminded that already in September a discount was prepared for people who will save electricity.

If a household or small and medium-sized enterprise saves 10 percent of annual consumption, it will have a 10 percent bonus

she pointed out. This will reduce your bill by one-tenth. The deputy minister added that the public administration is obliged to reduce consumption by 10 percent.

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Eryk Kłossowski, the president of PSE, informed that peak hours usually fall in the afternoon. Then the production of energy from photovoltaics decreases, and it increases from conventional sources, such as gas.

When to save energy? How to check when is the peak?

Data on peak hours of electricity consumption can be checked on the website of Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne at

The tool is in the form of a strip resembling a tape measure, on which we mark peak hours

Klossowski said.

On Tuesday, December 6, the peak of electricity consumption in Poland fell between 11 am and 2 pm. On Wednesday, January 7, the hours will be from 8-11.

Data for the next day is presented in the afternoon. “These hours will be set one day in advance, between 4 and 5 pm” – he informed.

The President of PSE also gave examples of saving electricity. He recommended, among other things, disconnecting devices remaining in standby mode, turning off lights in rooms that we do not use. He added that activities such as laundry, running the dishwasher and baking in the oven can be moved outside peak hours.