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In this sentence, odkąd means since in a time sense:
Odkąd operator systemu dystrybucyjnego wymienił licznik energii...
= Since the distribution system operator replaced the electricity meter...
For many learners, odkąd and od kiedy look very similar, and in a lot of contexts they overlap.
A useful practical distinction is:
- odkąd = since, especially when introducing a whole clause
- od kiedy = since when / from what time, often more question-like or more literal
So:
- Odkąd tu mieszkasz? = Since when have you been living here?
- Odkąd tu mieszkam, jestem spokojniejszy. = Since I’ve been living here, I’m calmer.
In your sentence, odkąd is very natural because it introduces the event after which something is now different.
Because the sentence describes:
- a completed event in the past
- a present result or present state
So:
- wymienił = replaced → past event
- jest inny = is different → present condition now
The logic is:
Since X happened, Y is now different.
That is very normal in Polish and English alike.
So the sentence structure is:
- Odkąd ... wymienił licznik energii = Since ... replaced the meter
- stan licznika jest inny = the meter reading/state is different