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The aim of the article is to discuss the issues related to the existing legal and planning conditions of the location of wind turbines in Poland and in selected countries of the European Union. The basic question concerns the differences in approaches to regulations indicating areas that can be used for investments in the branch of the energy sector. In particular, it was examined whether the current legislation in Poland, including spatial planning, concerning the location of wind farms is in line with the standards applied in other European countries or is it more rigorous.