Proposals of Impact Model of Regulations on Costs in Energy Companies

The Polish energy sector is affected by a number of formal and legal regulations, both national and European Union. Energy companies are compelled to comply with the formal and legal regulations imposed by the legislator. Distribution companies an trading companies are adjusting to their requirements. There is therefore a need for a model for assessing the impact of individual regulations on companies belonging to this sector. The paper presents the proposal of the impact model of regulations on costs in energy companies. A review of selected legal and regulatory regulations resulting from the Energy Law, which affects energy companies, was conducted. In addition, assesse the total cost of administrative duties incurred by a single obliged energy company was estimated, by all energy companies obliged to do so, the times of performance of the administrative obligation in question and the sum of the annual administrative costs incurred by all obligated power companies.