Solar power in Poland

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Solar energy in Poland is a rapidly growing sector of the country's renewable energy industry, driven by falling technology costs, government incentives, and increasing public interest in sustainable energy. Solar power is key to the Polish government's plan to produce 75% of electricity from carbon-free sources (renewables and nuclear) by 2040.{{cite web|url=https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/04/04/poland-aims-to-produce-three-quarters-of-power-from-renewables-and-nuclear-by-2040/|title=Poland aims to produce three quarters of power from renewables and nuclear by 2040|page=|author=Alicja Ptak|publisher=Notes From Poland|date=2023-04-04|access-date=2023-07-20}}

In numbers:

Capacity: 21.794 GW ({{Increase}} 25.66% YoY; 63.53% of renewable; 30.09% of overall),
Generation: 17.334 TWh ({{Increase}} 31.23% YoY; 38.29% of renewable; 10.38% of overall),
Capacity factor: 11.15%.

Capacity {{As of|2025|February|28|lc=y}}. Generation and capacity factor {{As of|2024|December|31|lc=y}}.

{{As of|2025|February|pre=the end of}}, Poland's installed grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) capacity reached 21.8 GW, an increase of 25.7% over the previous year. Solar energy accounts for about 64% of the country's total renewable energy capacity of 34.3 GW and about 30% of its total installed power capacity of 72.4 GW. More than half of this solar capacity{{Snd}}around 12.2 GW{{Snd}}is generated by over 1.5 million micro-installations operated by prosumers.

By the end of 2021, there were also around {{convert|3|km2||abbr=on}} of installed solar thermal collectors which in Poland are primarily used for heating up household water.{{Cite web |title=Kolektory słoneczne w przemyśle. Niedoceniony potencjał |url=https://www.teraz-srodowisko.pl/aktualnosci/kolektory-sloneczne-przemysl-inwestycja-SPIUG-11429.html |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=Teraz-Środowisko |language=pl}}

Photovoltaics

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References

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{{Cite web |date=17 April 2025 |others=Based on data by {{Ill|Energy Market Agency|lt=|pl|Agencja Rynku Energii}} |title=Przeciętna moc nowej instalacji fotowoltaicznej to 27 kW |trans-title=The average power of a new photovoltaic installation is 27 kW |url=https://www.rynekelektryczny.pl/moc-zainstalowana-fotowoltaiki-w-polsce/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507151900/https://www.rynekelektryczny.pl/moc-zainstalowana-fotowoltaiki-w-polsce/ |archive-date=2025-05-07 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=rynekelektryczny.pl |language=pl}}

{{Cite web |date=December 2024 |title=Miesięczne raporty z funkcjonowania Krajowego Systemu Elektroenergetycznego i Rynku Bilansującego |trans-title=Monthly reports on the operation of the National Power System and the Balancing Market |url=https://www.pse.pl/dane-systemowe/funkcjonowanie-kse/raporty-miesieczne-z-funkcjonowania-rb/raporty-miesieczne |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250317190339/https://www.pse.pl/dane-systemowe/funkcjonowanie-kse/raporty-miesieczne-z-funkcjonowania-rb/raporty-miesieczne |archive-date=2025-03-17 |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A. |language=pl}}

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Category:Energy in Poland

Solar power in Poland

Photovoltaics

See also

References