Polenergia’s Operations Reduce Emissions by Approx. 1 Million Tons of CO2e Annually Through Green Energy Production. Offshore Wind Farms Will Help Avoid an Additional 2 Million Tons

Polenergia Group, the largest privately owned energy group in Poland, avoided 1.05 million tons of CO₂e emissions through its reduction efforts—according to calculations by the Climate & Strategy Foundation, which assessed Polenergia’s 2023 carbon footprint under Scope 3. This means that thanks to its consistently developed strategy and operations based on renewable energy sources, the Group avoided 2.5 times more emissions than it generated during that period. Additionally, the Climate & Strategy Foundation estimated that the construction of the Baltic 2 and Baltic 3 offshore wind farms will help avoid approximately 2 million tons of CO₂e emissions annually.

Polenergia presents its greenhouse gas emission calculations for Scope 3, which includes indirect emissions across the company’s entire value chain. Scope 3 accounts for nearly 80% of the company’s total emissions (325,000 tons of CO₂), which is significantly more than Scopes 1 and 2 (93,000 tons and 5,000 tons, respectively). By calculating Scope 3, the Group has gone beyond its current reporting obligations (which will only apply starting in 2026), aiming to identify emission sources early and manage them more effectively. This not only meets future regulatory requirements but also sets industry standards. As a result, the Group joins the ranks of companies in Poland that report emissions across all three scopes, in accordance with the widely recognized and applied GHG Protocol methodology.

The carbon footprint across all scopes was calculated by independent external partners. Scope 3, the most complex, was assessed by the Climate&Strategy Foundation, which supports companies in energy transition and develops customized carbon footprint calculation models. Scopes 1 and 2 were calculated by Materiality, a company that has long helped organizations build sustainable operations.

Polenergia takes carbon footprint management very seriously. In addition to implementing data collection mechanisms, employee education, and competency development, the Group has also joined the Science Based Target Initiative, a global effort in which corporate decarbonization targets are monitored by scientific experts.

Polenergia Group reports emissions in Scopes 1, 2, and 3 according to the GHG Protocol methodology.
Direct emissions (Scope 1) are generated from fuel combustion in stationary or mobile sources owned or controlled by the company. These also include emissions from technological processes or the release of refrigerants.

Indirect emissions (Scope 2) result from the consumption of imported electricity, heat, steam, or cooling. Scope 2 emissions are calculated using two methods:

• The location-based method considers the average carbon intensity of the electricity grid the consumer is connected to.
• The market-based method reflects the company’s conscious choice of electricity supplier, using emission factors specific to that provider.

• Journey to the Decarbonization of the Polenergia Group

Polenergia’s business is based on producing and supplying customers with zero-emission green energy from renewable energy sources (RES), sourced from its own wind and photovoltaic farms.

Every hour of energy generated this way contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and has a positive effect on the climate.
In 2024, Polenergia produced 1,444 GWh of zero-emission energy from its own wind and solar farms. The Polenergia Group actively supports Poland’s energy transition by investing in the development of RES and promoting market education. Every megawatt-hour of RES-sourced energy delivered contributes to increasing the share of renewables in Poland’s energy mix (which reached nearly 30% in 2024)*. More importantly, it supports decarbonization and reduces the carbon intensity of Polenergia’s corporate clients. We invite companies seeking to reduce their carbon footprint to collaborate with us:

• Electricity for Your Business | Polenergia 
• Polenergia Obrót – Energy from the future – Polenergia 

A detailed breakdown of greenhouse gas emissions is provided in the Consolidated Sustainability Report for the year ended December 31, 2024 – Polenergia S.A. Group.

Polenergia completed its Scope 3 emission source analysis at the end of 2024, using data from the closed year of 2023. Based on this analysis and calculations, the company developed a calculator that will enable annual Scope 3 carbon footprint assessments going forward.

_{* Data sourced from http://www.forum-energii.eu/}