Energy Compass Application

Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne’s (PSE), the Polish Transmission System Operator (TSO), developed the Energy Compass project to support users, especially households, to responsibly plan their electricity consumption. It is comprised of a few elements: the app, an educational campaign, the website, and widgets on PSE’s corporate website. Its main goal is to educate users on how to support the operation of the National Power System, by actively adjusting their energy consumption to the current situation in the system.  

Highlights

• Enhanced citizen participation in the energy transition, leading users to support climate targets and the balance of the power system.Promotion of a comprehensive all-year-long educational campaign to raise awareness on how the power system works and how can consumers contribute to its safety.
• Amounting to 12,000 app downloads within three quarters of 2023 with strong user engagement.
• Improving app functionalities according to user feedback, e.g. “cleanest” hours function added in August 2023.

Domestic appliances account for 10% of the country's electricity demand and up to 20% in the evening peak, therefore users’ awareness and participation have a great potential and their impact is going to increase along with the electrification of heating or growth of electromobility. Though the Energy Compass, PSE hopes consumers will experience a reduction in their electricity bills, as well as support reductions in CO² and other GHG emissions within the electricity sector. In particular, the Energy Compass App is the first of its kind in Eastern-Central Europe and supports the responsible use of electricity, addressed primarily to households. The App guides users on how and when adjusting their electricity consumption to the current situation in the system will lower GHG emissions in the electricity sector, contributing to the protection of the environment. It also gives hints on efficient electricity use and reducing bills as a result.