Poland
Act on Renewable Energy Sources ('RES Act', Dz.U. 2015 poz. 478)
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- support for max 15 years from the start of renewable energy production in the given installation;
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- support for hydropower of max 5 MW of capacity;
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- support for biomass co-firing installations of less than 150 MW capacity capped to equivalent of the average generation over 2011-2013;
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- large consumers (over 100 GWh of electricity consumed annually) and commodity brokerage houses are required to obtain certificates of origin for 14% and 15% of their annual electricity consumption for 2015 and 2016 respectively or pay the substitution fee. From 2017 the share is min 20%, but can be reduced by the Minister of Economy, if necessary due to specific market conditions. A unit substitution fee is set to a constant 300.03 PLN/MWh (2014 level, approx. 72 €/MWh), which should stabilise the price of certificates, as purchasing and redeeming of certificates of origin will only be allowed if the average market price of certificates remains below 75% of the substitution fee.