SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY AS A SERVICE OF GENERAL ECONOMIC INTEREST IN THE TIME OF RISING ENERGY PRICES
SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY AS A SERVICE OF GENERAL ECONOMIC INTEREST IN THE TIME OF RISING ENERGY PRICES

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to indicate the particular importance of classifying the supply of energy as a service of general economic interest in the time of the recent increase in energy prices. The analysis of the characteristics of a service of general economic interest and a universal service, in particular, its price, allows to indicate the importance of it being competitive, easily and clearly comparable, transparent, and non-discriminatory. Selected actions and measures taken both at the EU level and at the national level – in the Federal Republic of Germany – are presented. These are actions and measures which are aimed at relieving end consumers from high prices and, on the other hand, creating an incentive to save electricity.

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