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EC-2 power plant in Łódź

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The EC-2 power plant in Łódź is a key infrastructure asset in Poland's power generation grid, located on the continent of Europe. Designated as a fossil fuel electricity generation station, the facility features an installed capacity of 0 MW. Its primary operation relies on harnessing gas energy resources to generate bulk electricity. The plant's operating entity is not publicly declared in national utility registries. An exact commissioning date for the installation is not registered in official historical logs. In terms of domestic production capacity within Poland, EC-2 power plant in Łódź occupies the #28 position among all operational gas power plants. Its 0 MW capacity represents a 0.00% share of Poland's total installed gas generating capacity, which currently stands at 4,994 MW. The largest operational gas installation in Poland is the Łęg Cogeneration and power plant with an output of 480 MW, making the EC-2 power plant in Łódź approximately 1.0 times smaller by comparison. Across all fuel types and electricity generation technologies country-wide, this facility accounts for 0.0000% of Poland's aggregate generation capacity of 82,656 MW. Based on historical capacity factors characteristic of gas power plants (modeled at 40% for analysis), the facility's expected annual electricity generation is calculated at approximately 0 MWh. Applying domestic consumption statistics where an average household in Poland consumes 4 MWh of electricity annually, this level of production is sufficient to meet the energy demands of roughly 0 homes. By utilizing traditional thermal power processes, the station delivers reliable dispatchable energy to the grid, supporting grid resilience during periods of low renewable resource availability and satisfying industrial base-load demands. The physical site of the station is located at geographic coordinates 51.7438° latitude and 19.4505° longitude. Analysis of local grid infrastructure shows a density of other assets within a 50-kilometer radius. These nearby facilities include EC Łódź-3 (coal, 205 MW), Elektrocieplownia EC3 (coal, 205 MW), EC Łódź-4 (coal, 198 MW), representing a cluster of localized power assets. This geographic placement is vital for reinforcing regional distribution infrastructure and minimizing transmission line losses across this sector of Poland.