In connection with the growing interest and profitability of electromobility, the Energy Market Agency presents the report “Electromobility in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises” – a report on the current state of electromobility in Poland.

This report will analyze the following issues:

• total cost of ownership (TCO), including:
  • profitability of purchasing/operational leasing/renting electric vehicles,
  • servicing costs of electric vehicles,
  • charging costs of electric vehicles,
  • vehicle insurance costs,
• average costs of installing wallboxes for charging electric vehicles,
• financial support programs for enterprises investing in electromobility,
• other benefits of using electric vehicles, such as free parking or image benefits.

As a result, the report will answer questions such as: Is it cheaper to operate electric vehicles, and by how much? Which selected electric vehicles are the most financially advantageous? What are the possibilities of financing electric vehicles?

The report will present an analysis of the most popular electric passenger and commercial vehicles and their comparison with their internal combustion counterparts. The comparison will illustrate under what operating conditions (mileage, servicing costs) the electric vehicles will be more profitable than internal combustion ones. We will also attempt to demonstrate what changes need to occur in the market for ecological vehicles for such an undertaking to become definitively profitable.

A sample table of contents for the report:

1. Description of national policy regarding electromobility.
   1. The latest amendments to the Act of January 11, 2018, on electromobility and alternative fuels,
   2. Executive acts to the Act on electromobility and alternative fuels,
   3. Description of the most important support systems for electromobility.
2. Analysis of the electric vehicle market.
   1. Specifics and characteristics of electric vehicles,
   2. Criteria for selecting electric vehicles for analysis,
   3. Characteristics of selected electric passenger vehicles (brands, specifications, prices),
   4. Characteristics of selected electric commercial vehicles (brands, specifications, prices),
   5. The number of electric and hybrid vehicles sold, including brands and models.
3. Charging stations for electric vehicles.
   1. The network of charging stations for electric vehicles and the availability of charging in the country,
   2. Average costs of installing wallboxes for charging electric vehicles,
   3. Average costs of charging an electric vehicle.
4. Analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) of an electric vehicle compared to an internal combustion vehicle.
   1. Analysis of possible financing options (cash, renting, leasing),
   2. Insurance, servicing, and charging costs,
   3. Other additional costs and privileges for electric vehicles.
5. Conclusions from the analysis – comparison of electric vehicles with internal combustion vehicles.

Contact:

Janusz Smardz
tel. 22-444-20-60
mail: janusz.smardz@are.waw.pl 

Interest in electric and hybrid cars among potential users in Poland is steadily increasing. The market is offering more and more models, and month by month, the number of buyers is growing. In this new reality of an increasingly environmentally conscious society, an electric vehicle fleet can serve as a hallmark of a modern enterprise.

In light of the growing interest in electric vehicles, not only among individual citizens but also among commercial companies, the Energy Market Agency S.A. offers to conduct a feasibility study on transitioning from a combustion vehicle fleet to an electric and/or hybrid fleet. This service is available for businesses interested in gradually replacing several or a dozen vehicles with more environmentally friendly options, as well as for large companies operating hundreds of such vehicles.

The study will cover the following topics:

1. Description of national policy regarding electromobility:

   • Overview of the main legal acts regulating electromobility,

   • Overview of the most important planned support systems for electromobility dedicated to entrepreneurs – subsidies for building charging stations or purchasing vehicles, etc.

2. Analysis of the electric vehicle market

   • How many electric and hybrid cars are sold, what brands and models are most common?

   • Forecasts for the development of this market segment,

   • Challenges facing the e-mobility market segment.

3. Electric vehicle charging stations

   • The pace of development of charging stations, what types of charging stations are suitable for which situations?

4. Analysis of the costs of the current vehicle fleet of the enterprise (fuel, service, vehicle replacement, leasing),

5. Analysis of the costs of the future ecological fleet in the enterprise (electricity costs, service, vehicle replacement, leasing),

6. Conclusions from the analysis

   • The analysis can be scenario-based, e.g., replacing 25%, 50% of vehicles with electric or hybrid cars,

7. Comparison of costs between fuel and electric or hybrid fleets.

Depending on the individual needs of your enterprise and expectations regarding the issues addressed in electromobility, the detailed topics of the study may change.

In the final report, you will receive answers to the questions: Is e-mobility already profitable? If so, what savings will such a change bring to your company? If the answer in the current reality is different from expected, the report will attempt to show what changes must occur in the market for ecological vehicles for such an undertaking to become profitable.

Contact:

Janusz Smardz
tel. 22-444-20-60
mail: janusz.smardz@are.waw.pl 

The study aims to answer the question of whether it is worthwhile for individual customers to purchase an electric car instead of a gasoline one. "Electric Cars for Individual Customers" is a comprehensive study that includes a selection of the most popular electric cars, both passenger and commercial, along with a comparison to their gasoline counterparts. 

The presented TCO (total cost of ownership) analysis will compare, among other things, the costs of purchase (financing options), operation, insurance, and maintenance between electric and gasoline cars. As a result, it will show under what operational conditions an electric car will be cheaper than a gasoline one. The study will also address the issue of the possibility of charging an electric car 
from publicly available charging networks.

The study will also present the main assistance programs 
and subsidies for purchasing an electric car for individual customers, such as "My Electric," as well as other privileges for electric car drivers, such as free parking in designated urban zones.

Below, we present the table of contents of the offered study:

1. Analysis of the electric vehicle market.
   1. Specifics and characteristics of electric cars,
   2. Criteria for selecting electric cars for analysis,
   3. Characteristics of selected passenger electric cars (brands, specifications, prices),
   4. Characteristics of selected commercial electric vehicles (brands, specifications, prices).
2. Charging stations for electric cars.
   1. Network of electric vehicle charging stations and availability of charging in the country,
   2. Average costs of charging an electric car.
3. Analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) of an electric car along with a comparison to a gasoline car.
   1. Analysis of possible financing options (cash, credit, consumer leasing),
   2. Insurance, service, and charging costs,
   3. Other additional costs.
4. Conclusions from the analysis – comparison of electric cars with gasoline ones.

Contact:

Janusz Smardz
tel. 22-444-20-60
mail: janusz.smardz@are.waw.pl 

The Energy Market Agency S.A. offers a service to support the strategic procurement of electricity and natural gas, aimed at reducing energy supply costs incurred by customers. The offer is primarily directed at companies that purchase energy based on contracts linked to stock indices. As is known, energy prices on the exchanges change dynamically, so it is important to know how they may evolve in the future to be able to buy energy during periods of the lowest prices. Choosing the right time to purchase significantly affects the financial results of the company. Accurate forecasts of SPOT prices and futures contracts are needed for this. ARE S.A. offers its support in this area, as it has many years of experience in energy forecasting, a rich toolkit, and a team of experienced specialists.

Scope of the Offer

As part of the offer, ARE proposes to prepare recommendations regarding pricing strategy (included in a specially prepared Report), which will be optimal from the customer's cost perspective. The report will include:

1. A synthetic characterization of the electricity and/or natural gas market in Poland
2. An analysis of the customer's existing energy procurement strategy
3. An analysis of the customer's electricity and/or natural gas consumption
4. Recommendations regarding the optimal strategy for building the price of electricity and/or natural gas
5. Price forecasts for energy on TGE (SPOT prices and in futures contracts), taking into account risk analysis of price increases/decreases  

Methodology

The work will utilize a model of electricity prices that takes into account key factors influencing the level of RDN quotations:

1. The level of electricity demand in the National Power System
2. Expected load of individual generating units (coal-fired power plants WK/WB, gas-fired, biomass, biogas, hydro, wind, photovoltaic, professional electricity, industrial electricity, others)
3. Planned outages of generating units
4. Unplanned outages of generating units (based on historical analysis)
5. Electricity import-export capabilities and the situation in neighboring markets (taking into account transmission limitations)
6. Prices of primary fuels (coal, natural gas, biomass)
7. CO2 emission allowance prices
8. Other environmental costs
9. O&M costs (fixed and variable non-fuel).

The electricity price forecast model will include elements such as: the correlation of electricity prices with other market factors, the relationship between domestic market prices and prices in neighboring markets, and the impact of energy policy and market regulations on the formation of electricity prices. 

The mechanism for forming wholesale prices in the energy market will be based on the merit order curve (at a given moment, only power plants with a total capacity corresponding to demand are included in the system, ranked from the most efficient, competing with each other based on marginal cost - SRMC). The last generating unit closing the balance in a given hour will set the market price. Factors affecting the current and predicted situation in the fuel and energy market in Poland and Europe will be analyzed, including the risk of temporary restrictions on fuel availability.

In the gas price model, historical gas prices on the Current Day Market and quotes of futures products (BASE, Y, Q, M) on TGE, data from the TTF market, and the most up-to-date projections of natural gas prices imported to the EU, prepared by recognized research centers, will be utilized. Key factors (demand and supply) influencing the level of natural gas prices in Europe and Poland will be included in the price projections, such as:

• The level of domestic extraction
• The level of LNG supply
• The level of supply from other directions, taking into account the current situation in the gas market in Europe
• The level of gas storage fill in the country and the EU
• Projections of LNG prices for import to the EU.

Contact:

Jakub Jaworski
tel. 22-444-20-64
mail: jakub.jaworski@are.waw.pl