Wind Power in Poland

Wind power is a minor source of electricity in Poland. As of the end of 2011, total installed capacity was 1,616 megawatts (MWe), which provided 2,745 gigawatt-hours (GW·h) — almost 2% of the electricity produced in the country. The energy production sources are registered by the state Office of Control of Electricity.


Cumulative Wind Capacity in Poland
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Installed Capacity (MW) 0 27 63 63 83 153 276 544 725 1,180 1,616
Generation (GW·h) 132 234 506 796 1,051 1,843 2,745
% of electricity production 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.3 1.8

The major point of production are:

Place Voivodeship Installed Capacity, MW Commissioned
Margonin 120 2010
Karścino 90 2008
Nekla 52.5 2010
Tymień West Pomerania 50
Łosina near Słupsk West Pomerania 48
Suwałki 41 2009
Kisielice Warmia-Masuria 40.5
Jagniątkowo West Pomerania 30.6
Ostrowo Pomerania 30
Kamieńsk Łódź 30
Zagórze West Pomerania 30
Puck Pomerania 22
Cisowo West Pomerania 18
Lisewo Pomerania 10.8
Barzowice West Pomerania 5.1

Famous quotes containing the words wind, power and/or poland:

    “There came a Wind like a Bugle—”
    —Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)

    “The dissident does not operate in the realm of genuine power at all. He is not seeking power. He has no desire for office and does not gather votes. He does not attempt to charm the public, he offers nothing and promises nothing. He can offer, if anything, only his own skin—and he offers it solely because he has no other way of affirming the truth he stands for. His actions simply articulate his dignity as a citizen, regardless of the cost.”
    —Václav Havel (b. 1936)

    “It is often said that Poland is a country where there is anti-semitism and no Jews, which is pathology in its purest state.”
    —Bronislaw Geremek (b. 1932)