Investments in Renewable Energy Sources in Basic Units of Local Government in Rural Areas

The main purpose of the study was to identify level and factors influencing investments in renewable energy sources (RES) basic local government units rural areas. specific objectives were define conditions for development Poland, determine directions changes as well importance present relationship between expenditure on budget components rural-urban communes. ?wi?tokrzyskie voivodeship (Voivodship—a unit highest administration since 1990 a primary territorial division administration, 1999 also government, there 16 voivodships Poland), which is one centrally located voivodeships purposefully selected research. research period covered years 2016–2019. materials literature subject, empirical obtained at Voivodeship Statistical Office. following methods used analysis presentation materials: descriptive, tabular, graphical, Gini concentration coefficient, Lorenz curve, Kendall’s tau correlation coefficient Spearman’s rank coefficient. Poland countries with quite high dependence hard brown coal. Changes structure are slow. Investments necessary. problem this respect lack proper law. Despite this, being made In voivodeship, only 28% communes such investments. It found that urban amount investment expenditures related property commune. support from European Union aid funds positively correlated energy. Therefore, it can be concluded without EU funds, not possible invest units.