Wind, Solar Were 68% Of New European Electricity Installs In 2011
Posted by Phoenix Woman on February 22, 2012
That’s right: 68% of all newly-installed European electricity generation in 2011 was either wind or solar.
From http://thinkprogress.org
Sounds like the plan to get Europe off of coal and oil is proceeding quite nicely.
4 Responses to “Wind, Solar Were 68% Of New European Electricity Installs In 2011”
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Charles II said
Not to mention nuclear. Germany is on the way to the exits, and France is sure to follow. Grudgingly.
Phoenix Woman said
Yup. I give Merkel credit for this: When Fukushima hit, she immediately slammed on the brakes WRT nukes and then upped Germany’s renewables program, which she’d been trying to cut.
MarkH said
What percent of their total energy usage is non-nuclear now?
How much of an increase in non-nuke energy has that been since Fukushima?
What’s their rate of increase in non-nuke energy compared to ours?
Charles II said
Great questions, Mark!
Research them and report back.