EW Pelplin is a 49 MW wind power plant in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It is operated by PGE. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 42k homes (estimated). It ranks #133 of 246 Poland power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 14.2% of Poland's electricity; the national grid averages 589 gCO₂/kWh (31.5% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061559.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000914810; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 49 MW, EW Pelplin is well above the median wind plant in Poland (32 MW). Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Poland wind capacity
- 2.3% of 2,172 MW across 59 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 26 of 56 dated wind plants in Poland are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Poland
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PGE. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 53.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 51% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 80/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #13 largest wind power plant of 59 in Poland by capacity.
Poland has 59 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 2,172 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Pelplin power station · Gas · 386 MW · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Pólnoc power station · Coal · 1,600 MW · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Opalenie power station · Coal · 1,660 MW · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- EW Malbork-Koniecwald · Wind · 18 MW · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- EC International Paper Kwidzyn · Coal · 112 MW · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- EW Kisielice II · Wind · 12 MW · Pomeranian Voivodeship
Location
Coordinates 53.9085, 18.7299 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is EW Pelplin?
EW Pelplin is a 49 MW wind power plant in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, commissioned in 2012.
Who operates EW Pelplin?
EW Pelplin is operated by PGE.