Studium rozwoju mikroenergetyki prosumenckiej w subregionie siedleckim

Abstract

The paper presents the results of research and analysis of the currently most popular renewable energy sector, i.e. microgeneration. It is developed at the lowest level of the entire cycle of generation, transmission, distribution and consumption of energy, i.e. at the level of its customers. It is an important component of civic energy, in which the existing consumer (private person, local government unit, business entity, etc.) also becomes an energy producer and an active partner of the energy sector in local energy management. It acts to improve the efficiency of energy use, thus obtaining certain financial, energy and environmental benefits. The article presents the material results of RES energy use in the microgeneration of power and heat in the Siedlce subregion (52 municipalities – 16.5% of all the municipalities of Mazovia Province). It allowed gaining practical experience allowing to extend the research to other subregions of the region. The influence of national legal conditions, statutory support system, planning and organizational activities of the self-government and the municipalities of Mazovia Province on the development of local microgeneration (on the municipal level) was investigated. Basic local conditions were analysed, i.e. economic (municipal incomes), technical (municipal energy profiles, conditions of distribution net- works), construction and environmental. Numerous positive factors influencing the development of the sector were highlighted, but real limitations were also clearly indicated. The sources of information included basic legal acts of the national level, programming, planning and strategic documents of the regional and municipal level, data of the Central Statistical Office [GUS] and energy companies and information obtained from the survey conducted by the municipalities. There are no specialized and detailed publications on the practical results of the development of this energy sector at the Mazovian municipalities level. This article is intended to fill this gap. An author’s attempt was made to determine the real place and role of this energy sector in achieving national RES targets in the 2020–2030 period. It was based on the conducted analyses and the latest legislative and organizational actions of the government aimed at facilitating the development of prosumer microgeneration.