Wind Farms Facts

In more than,
. . . 85 countries, wind farms generate
. . . 318,000 megawatts, and
. . . 24 countries have at least
. . . 1,000 megawatts.

The wind power capacity installed worldwide,
. . . would be enough to meet the residential electricity needs of the
. . . 506 million people in the European Union.

Wind is:
. . . . . . abundant,
. . . . . . carbon-free,
. . . . . . nondepletable.
It uses:
. . . . . . no water,
. . . . . . no fuel, and
. . . . . . little land.

Although a wind farm can cover many square miles,
. . . turbines occupy only 1% of that area, leaving space for
. . . growing crops or grazing livestock.

Unlike coal, gas, and nuclear power plants,
. . . wind farms do not require water for cooling.

Denmark produced 1/3 of its electricity from the wind in 2013,
. . . a higher share than any other country.
In northern Germany, 4 states get at least 1/2 of their electricity from wind farms.

The United Kingdom hosts more than 1/2
. . . of the world’s offshore wind generating capacity.

In the United States, the average price of wind-generated electricity,
. . . has dropped 40% since 2009.

06-09-2014 Source:  Wind Farms Facts