Some remarks on renewable electricity in Poland

Contemporary state of renewable electricity in Poland depends on the following facts: (1) installed capacity in existing power plants exceeds the electrical energy consumption, necessity in pollution limitation according to EU regulations needs exchange old power plants with new electrical energy sources, (2) according to J. Biedrzycki et al. (2003) installed capacity per capita in 2001 equal to 0.9 kW in Poland is lower than average in EU (1.5 kW). The above mentioned circumstances expand area for introducing renewable electricity sources (RES) in Poland.