IEA Wind 2013 Yearly Report Released

The International Energy Agency (IEA) on November five issued the IEA Wind 2013 Yearly Report, which finds that global wind energy capacity generates enough electricity to meet about 4% of the world's electricity demand.

In 2013, 5 countries installed in excess of one gigawatt (GW): China (16.09 GW), Germany (3.36 GW), the United Kingdom (2.42 GW), Canada (1.60 GW), and the U.S. (1.09 GW). In the United States, wind energy accounted for nearly 4.1% of national electricity generation, was deployed in 40 states and territories, and represented 9.95% of new U.S. electricity generation capacity at the end of 2013.

In addition, 9 countries increased capacity by in excess of 20%, with Finland boosting its capacity by 67%. See the Wind 2013 Yearly Report .

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