Threat to switch energy supplier can bring saving in energy bills for many

Only a few companies use the "Third Party Access"system (TPA), introduced in 1999, which allows them to select freely their supplier of electric power instead of using power distributors to which they are "geographically assigned."The concept of this system was that a large number of companies authorized to TPA would join it, and initiate real market competition among power distribution companies, however this idea has largely failed. The system has resulted in a decrease of prices of electricity for companies authorized to TPA. Power distributors in fear of losing customers who might switch to other suppliers began to give various discounts for energy. It is enough that a company that consumes over 10 GWh of power considers a change to another supplier, and it can immediately expect a lower rate from their current supplier. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 1, 2) P.W.