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Annually, it is about 180-200 MWt. It is as if a city with a population of 60 000 joined the network every year. The district heating mains powered by PGE heat the inhabitants of Tricity (Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot), Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Zielona Góra, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Kielce, Wrocław, Rzeszów, Kraków, Lublin and Zgierz.
In Gdańsk in 2016-2018, out of over 1 000 facilities connected to the network, over 40 percent of connected capacity are buildings from the secondary market. This means the elimination of ineffective heat sources, which results in a noticeable improvement in air quality. Each house or apartment connected to the heating network is as much as 50 kg less particulate matters in the air each year.
„We share the heat” is a program under which branches and companies belonging to PGE Energia Ciepła have been supporting socially sensitive recipients for over 10 years. Their beneficiaries are foundations and associations working for people in difficult life or financial situations and indicated by MOPS – families in a difficult situation. The campaign is organized in partnership with the local governments of the cities where PGE EC combined heat and power plants are located. In 2019, the company donated over PLN 300 000 to the „We share the heat” program, and in total from the program beginning – almost PLN 4 million.
