Spanish Wind Industy Produces 53% of Total Electricity Demand
Wind power doubters beware -- wind power can produce enough electricity to meet a significant portion of demand. For example, on the night of November 8, 2009, Spanish wind power produced at its peak 53.7% of the total electricity demand in Spain.
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The Spanish Wind Energy Association said the sustained peak in wind powered electricity production proves that “wind energy is no longer marginal”. By 2020 Spain is expected to double its wind-power producing capacity from the current level of 16 gigawatts to 45 GW. “With this expected growth in capacity we could envisage wind meeting the vast majority of demand during times of peak supply by 2020,” Jacopo Moccia, regulatory affairs adviser for EWEA said.
Any increase in wind energy capacity in either Arkansas or surrounding states should be good for our economy, especially since Arkansas is becoming a leading center for blade manufacturing.
