This page describes how the Energypoint newsroom prepares its analysis. The aim of the method is to let a reader verify every figure in a primary source without having to trust the author. Here authority rests not on a person but on the procedure.
Every figure has a source and a date
Every electricity price, installed capacity, renewable share, deadline or threshold on this site traces to named primary sources and carries the date on which it holds. As primary sources we treat regulators, grid operators, state agencies, ministries and statistics offices — specifically ÚRSO, SEPS, OKTE (the short-term electricity market operator), SIEA, the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic and Eurostat. Where a figure reaches us through a trade outlet or agency, we say so and work to trace the original regulator table.
Where figures diverge, we show both
Energy statistics often disagree — for instance, the share of nuclear in electricity generation for a given year may carry a different value in two sources depending on the base or period used. In such cases we do not average. We give both values with their sources and explain why they differ (for example generation versus consumption, or a different data cut-off). The reader then sees the spread, not a single smoothed number.
Genres and language
For each text we distinguish whether it is analysis or a news item. We do not use invented quotes, invented spokespeople or „in-house experts“. Regulated or investment-sensitive topics — corporate PPAs, incentives, connection rules — close with a note, in both Slovak and English, that the text is not legal, tax or investment advice.
Disclosure of generated images
Illustrative visuals on this site may be created or edited using artificial intelligence. Such images serve illustration only and do not depict specific existing facilities, people or locations unless the caption states otherwise. Data charts and tables always rest on the cited primary sources.
Corrections
If we find a factual error — a wrong figure, an outdated value or an incorrect source attribution — we correct it, and for material changes we note this in the text. Correction requests can be sent through the editorial contact form (see Contact & Privacy).