Poland: solar plant site data
Solar power plant in Ełk, Poland: yield, tilt angle and row spacing
Ełk: 1,012 kWh per kWp a year at the optimal tilt of 39°, 2° east of south (PVGIS). 5.0% below the median of the main cities of Poland (1,065). #85 of 87 main cities of Poland by yield. For comparison, Kyiv: 1,114 kWh/kWp — 9.1% less here.
Ełk is in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Population 55,769 (GeoNames). 127 m above sea level. 49 km away: Suwałki, the nearest bigger city, 1,018 kWh/kWp — 0.6% less here. 17.85 m between rows, pitch 21.57 m, GCR 0.22 (latitude 53.8°).
- Yield of 1 kWp
- 1,012kWh/year
- Tilt
- 39°2° east of south
- 10 kW
- 10,121kWh/year
- Row pitch
- 21.57m · GCR 0.22
- Rank in the country
- 85of 87 cities
Ground frame designer
A ground frame for a solar plant: Ełk
Latitude 53.8°: the tilt and the row pitch follow it. Enter the snow and wind for Poland in the designer, by the national annex to the Eurocode.
- No sign-up
- Snow and wind check
- Drawings and estimate
Yield by month
June: 133 kWh/kWp, December: 20 — 6.7 times less.
November: 25 against the median of 41 for the main cities of Poland, 39.0% less.
| kWp | A year | June | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5,061 | 665 | 100 |
| 10 | 10,121 | 1,330 | 200 |
| 15 | 15,182 | 1,995 | 300 |
Snow and wind loads
Snow and wind loads for a site in Poland follow PN-EN 1991-1-3 (snow) and PN-EN 1991-1-4 (wind) with the Polish National Annex (NA). Solispec computes loads by the Ukrainian DBN V.1.2-2 only, so this page shows no snow or wind values for Poland: enter the characteristic values from these documents in the designer’s «Own snow S0» and «Own wind W0» fields.
The frame calculation for such a site is preliminary: before installation it must be checked by an engineer who works to the country’s standards.
Nearby cities
Sources
- PVGIS © European Union, 2001–2026 — yield, tilt and azimuth, data as of 2026-10-10
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — coordinates, elevation, population and divisions (changed)
- Where to take snow and wind loads from: PN-EN 1991-1-3 + NA, PN-EN 1991-1-4 + NA
- How these numbers are computed
Preliminary calculation: a design needs an engineer’s check.