PCPA national median and local bills
The ElCom release of 8 September 2026 gives 26.5 centimes per kilowatt-hour for the standard H4 household profile. A median does not describe every consumption pattern or supplier. Users need their own provider and the appropriate category in ElCom’s comparison data. Electric heating, heat pumps and shared consumption arrangements require attention to the particular contract.
The PCP wants every tariff announcement to include an understandable annual example. Comparisons must use the same profile and distinguish the unit price from the quantity consumed. A bill can rise despite a lower unit price if consumption changes. Information for users should explain that relationship instead of presenting a national figure as an individual promise.
Explain energy, the network and fixed charges
Tariff information should distinguish procurement, network use, metering and other charges. A reduction in one component can accompany an increase in another. The overall bill therefore deserves more attention than an isolated percentage in a supplier’s announcement.
The PCP calls on publicly owned utilities to give their owner authorities an accessible account of tariff changes, purchasing strategy and maintenance needs. Democratic scrutiny must cover decisions, risks and results. Individual consumption data must remain protected: an explanation of public costs does not require the publication of personal household profiles.
Public services also need to plan
Schools, care facilities and municipal infrastructure need predictable budgets. Their consumption profiles differ from those of households, so the H4 median cannot simply be applied to them. The PCP calls for shared public expertise to examine contracts, coordinate purchasing where useful and finance efficiency measures with measurable results.
Deferring maintenance to display a temporarily lower price would weaken the service. Equally, invoking investment does not remove the obligation to explain a tariff. Programmes should identify the work, timetable, costs and expected effects on reliability. Reducing consumption in public buildings must respect health and working conditions, rather than relying on restrictions that make the service harder to provide.
Accessible energy and public accountability
The PCP supports lasting public responsibility for supply. It calls for clear information on payment arrangements, a social assessment before measures that endanger access to an essential need, and investment that reduces exposure to price volatility. Public authorities and operators should organise these guarantees with the competent services and account for their delivery.
Annual evaluation should connect tariffs, interruptions, maintenance actually completed and support people can genuinely access. The relief announced for 2027 should reach users while preparing reliable supply for the future. Those who fund the service should be able to see how resources have been used and whether the intended public benefit has followed.
Documents and sources
The cited documents provide the facts and provisions examined. Political judgments and proposals expressed in this article are those of the PCP.