Last weekend brought further wind energy records in Poland. On Saturday wind turbines contributed 6,700 MW at times. This means that wind energy contributed to satisfying 30–35% of electricity demand in Poland. Translating this into households, it can be said that all homes in Poland were green-powered. This is very good news to us all — wind energy is the best remedy for skyrocketing electricity prices. Electricity from wind is the least expensive and may actually decrease our bills.

In the recent months we see a consistent growth in production of electricity from wind farms. Last weekend brought another record. Polish Wind Energy Association estimated that last weekend Polish wind farms produced a total of 238.2 GWh of electricity, equal to almost 35% of daily net electricity production in the country.

Record-breaking January

In January 2022 wind energy set a series of records in production of electricity. Good weather conditions resulted a record-breaking January in terms of wind energy production — more than 2.5 TWh is a historic result. The figures demonstrate that, on average, wind farms operated with a capacity of almost 3,500 MW — a 50% capacity factor!

Green electricity three times cheaper than coal

Today, the price of electricity produced from RES installations such as wind farms is more than three times lower than in case of conventional power plants using coal or gas. This is the best remedy for high electricity bills.

“When the last record was set, onshore wind satisfied one third of the national electricity demand, what demonstrates their increasing role in the Poland’s energy mix. Unfortunately, the renewable energy sector does not exploit its potential. No new wind farm may be built without changes to the law. Investments under construction today are projects launched before the introduction of the 10 H principle. There were almost no new wind investments in Poland after the effective date of the Act,” said Janusz Gajowiecki, President of the Polish Wind Energy Association, and added “Without liberalisation of the 10 H principle this year Poland, our customers and the economy will face serious issues. Uncontrolled price increases may be stopped only by construction of new onshore wind capacity. Otherwise the consequences may be grim in terms of electricity prices.