Where is wind power found?
Wind energy is used all over the world, notably in the United States, Spain, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark and India. In some countries, wind makes up a significant part of the electricity supply network. Denmark, for example, draws more than 20 per cent of its entire electricity supply from wind power, and some areas of Germany are over 50 per cent. Wind power is the worlds fastest growing energy source. From 1995 to 2009, wind power capacity grew at a rate of 25 to 30 per cent. At the end of 2008, the worlds wind generating capacity totalled approximately 120,800 megawatts and produced about 260 terawatt-hours. This is enough to supply about 26 million North American homes. Industry analysts predict that global wind energy capacity could increase to 186,400 megawatts by 2010 and 332,100 megawatts by 2013. Global use of wind power has increased rapidly since the oil crisis of the early 1970s, which boosted interest in large wind turbines and sparked government research programs to f
