Is it true that Germany, the country with the greatest amount of wind turbine capacity, is halting its wind energy programs?
Not at all. The study often referred to was conducted by the German Energy Agency and was focused on what would be needed for their transmission grid to be able to handle the additional planned and proposed wind power projects. The study stated there would be an additional cost of approximately one dollar per month per household to be able to have 20% of their electricity come from renewable resources. The head of the agency actually said that while energy efficiency measures are the most cost effective you need to install renewable generation at the same time to have the greatest effect. Additionally, it is important to note that Germany is far from dismantling their wind farms; in fact, they will be increasing their wind capacity three-fold, from now until 2020, to nearly 50,000 MW. That is approximately 8 times greater than current US wind generation. (www.deutsche-energie-agentur.de/page/index.php?
