Wind Farms Flourish Across The U.S. As Interest In Renewable Energy Skyrockets
Wind energy is expected to make up about 4.6 percent of total U.S. electric power generation by 2015, totaling about 77,000 megawatts of wind power capacity nationwide, U.S. Energy Information Administration data show. Thats up from 3 percent in 2012, when total U.S. wind power generation capacity was about 60,000 megawatts. One megawatt of wind power is enough energy to provide electricity to roughly 300 homes
4.6% is a significant amount of power. And it is just the beginning. In the meantime, solar is coming into the picture as the photovoltaic prices continue to come down. Good possibility that over 50% of our power will from non-fossil fuel sources by mid-century.
Wind energy is expected to make up about 4.6 percent of total U.S. electric power generation by 2015, totaling about 77,000 megawatts of wind power capacity nationwide, U.S. Energy Information Administration data show. Thats up from 3 percent in 2012, when total U.S. wind power generation capacity was about 60,000 megawatts. One megawatt of wind power is enough energy to provide electricity to roughly 300 homes
4.6% is a significant amount of power. And it is just the beginning. In the meantime, solar is coming into the picture as the photovoltaic prices continue to come down. Good possibility that over 50% of our power will from non-fossil fuel sources by mid-century.