Over 4,800 households are already on dynamic pricing contracts
The President of URE published the latest report on the monitoring of the execution and performance of dynamic-pricing contracts[1] for 2025. Last year, the number of household customers on this new type of contract rose by nearly 3,500 per cent.
The 2025 report is the first to cover a full year of implementation of dynamic pricing contracts. The previous one, which presented the situation in 2024, covered only the period from 24 August to 31 December of that year.
The latest publication also presents, for the first time, information on ‘dynamic’ distribution tariffs, in which pricing zones are linked to the electricity system’s imbalance status and offer consumer benefits by reducing variable network charges. In 2025, three distribution network operators introduced tariffs of this kind.
The market potential for dynamic pricing contracts
In 2025, the number of suppliers offering dynamic pricing contracts to households increased from 9 to 10. A similar increase was recorded in the number of offers available to this market segment, with 9 available nationwide and one (E.ON Polska S.A.) exclusively for customers connected to the grid of Stoen Operator. Meanwhile, the number of suppliers offering dynamic pricing deals to micro-businesses rose from 20 to 24 over the past year, whilst the number of available offers increased from 27 to 36.
By the end of 2025, 48 per cent of customers, including 48 per cent of households, had been fitted with smart meters, which are essential for accessing dynamic pricing plans.
Growth in the dynamic pricing contracts segment
In the household segment, 2025 saw a significant increase in the number of customers on dynamic pricing contracts, rising from 135 to 4,836 – a year-on-year increase of nearly 3,500 per cent. At the same time, the proportion of contracts with dynamic pricing across the entire household segment remained negligible, accounting for no more than 0.03 per cent of customers, who consumed just 0.05 per cent of the electricity supplied to this group.
The dynamic growth in the household segment is largely driven by alternative suppliers, who are not legally obliged to offer contracts with dynamic pricing. By the end of 2025, 4,503 contracts in this group (93 per cent) had been concluded with alternative suppliers.
Figure 1. The size of the dynamic pricing contract segment for household customers during the period September 2024 – December 2025
In the segment comprising small and micro-businesses (tariff groups C and G, excluding households), the number of contracts with dynamic pricing rose by 12.5 per cent in 2025, reaching 27,000 by the end of that year. This accounted for 1.1 per cent of customers in these tariff groups and 5.5 per cent of electricity consumption within those groups.
Dynamic pricing – more expensive or cheaper?
In 2025, the price cap of 500 PLN/MWh net[2] continued to apply to domestic customers, and opting for a dynamic pricing contract meant waiving this protective mechanism.
The price range across retailers varied significantly. The highest volume-weighted average annual price paid by customers of a particular supplier was 769 PLN/MWh, while the lowest was 476 PLN/MWh.
Customers of four out of ten suppliers achieved an average annual price below the ‘frozen price’ of 500 PLN/MWh. The significant differences in average prices were mainly due to variations in customers’ average consumption patterns.
The full text of the Report of the President URE on the monitoring of the execution and performance of dynamic pricing contracts is available on the Regulator’s website.
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- A dynamic price contract is a market-based contract for the supply of electricity, with a price that reflects price fluctuations in the electricity market, particularly in the day-ahead and intraday markets, at intervals at least equal to the imbalance settlement period (15 minutes).
- As of 24 August 2024, all electricity suppliers serving at least 200,000 end customers must offer dynamic pricing contracts. Smaller suppliers also have the right to offer such contracts.
[1] The report is prepared pursuant to Article 23(2), point 18b, item (c), of the Energy Law Act of 10 April 1997 (Journal of Laws of 2026, item 43, consolidated text as amended).
[2] Introduced under Act of 23 May 2024 on the energy voucher and on the amendment of certain acts to reduce the price of electricity, natural gas and system heat (Journal of Laws 2026, item 21).