LAPSE:2023.17883
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Differentiation and Changes of Household Electricity Prices in EU Countries
March 7, 2023
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The paper’s main purpose is to identify the differentiation and variation of electricity prices for households in EU countries. The specific objectives are to highlight the directions and differentiation of price changes in EU states, determine the degree of volatility (or stability) of electricity rates, and establish the correlation between electricity prices for household consumers and economic and energy parameters. All members of the European Union were chosen for this project as of 31 December 2019 (28 countries). The analyzed period covered the years 2008−2019. The source of collected information was the thematic literature review and the data from Eurostat. Descriptive, tabular and graphical methods, constant-based dynamics indicators, coefficient of variation, Kendall’s tau correlation coefficient, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were used to analyze and present the materials. It was determined that higher electricity prices for households in the EU states were associated with better economic parameters. Developed countries must have higher energy rates because they will ensure energy transformation, i.e., implementing energy-saving technologies. In the EU, electricity prices for household consumers showed little volatility, but that variability increased in line with the surge of the volume of household energy consumption.
The paper’s main purpose is to identify the differentiation and variation of electricity prices for households in EU countries. The specific objectives are to highlight the directions and differentiation of price changes in EU states, determine the degree of volatility (or stability) of electricity rates, and establish the correlation between electricity prices for household consumers and economic and energy parameters. All members of the European Union were chosen for this project as of 31 December 2019 (28 countries). The analyzed period covered the years 2008−2019. The source of collected information was the thematic literature review and the data from Eurostat. Descriptive, tabular and graphical methods, constant-based dynamics indicators, coefficient of variation, Kendall’s tau correlation coefficient, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were used to analyze and present the materials. It was determined that higher electricity prices for households in the EU states were associated with better economic parameters. Developed countries must have higher energy rates because they will ensure energy transformation, i.e., implementing energy-saving technologies. In the EU, electricity prices for household consumers showed little volatility, but that variability increased in line with the surge of the volume of household energy consumption.
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directions of price changes, electricity prices, EU countries, households
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Rokicki T, Bórawski P, Gradziuk B, Gradziuk P, Mrówczyńska-Kamińska A, Kozak J, Guzal-Dec DJ, Wojtczuk K. Differentiation and Changes of Household Electricity Prices in EU Countries. (2023). LAPSE:2023.17883
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Rokicki T: Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland [ORCID]
Bórawski P: Department of Agrotechnology, Agricultural Production Management and Agribusiness, Faculty of Land Management and Agriculture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland [ORCID]
Gradziuk B: Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Agrobioengineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland [ORCID]
Gradziuk P: Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development, 00-330 Warsaw, Poland [ORCID]
Mrówczyńska-Kamińska A: Department of Economics and Economic Policy in Agribusiness, Faculty of Economics, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań, Poland [ORCID]
Kozak J: Department of Economics and Economic Policy in Agribusiness, Faculty of Economics, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Guzal-Dec DJ: Department of Economy, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education, Sidorska 95/97, 21-500 Biała Podlaska, Poland
Wojtczuk K: GazTank Małgorzata Wojtczuk, ul. Mickiewicza 17A, 05-816 Michałowice, Poland [ORCID]
Bórawski P: Department of Agrotechnology, Agricultural Production Management and Agribusiness, Faculty of Land Management and Agriculture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland [ORCID]
Gradziuk B: Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Agrobioengineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland [ORCID]
Gradziuk P: Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development, 00-330 Warsaw, Poland [ORCID]
Mrówczyńska-Kamińska A: Department of Economics and Economic Policy in Agribusiness, Faculty of Economics, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań, Poland [ORCID]
Kozak J: Department of Economics and Economic Policy in Agribusiness, Faculty of Economics, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Guzal-Dec DJ: Department of Economy, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education, Sidorska 95/97, 21-500 Biała Podlaska, Poland
Wojtczuk K: GazTank Małgorzata Wojtczuk, ul. Mickiewicza 17A, 05-816 Michałowice, Poland [ORCID]
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Energies
Volume
14
Issue
21
First Page
6894
Year
2021
Publication Date
2021-10-21
ISSN
1996-1073
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