Wind power was Spain's biggest electricity generator in March 2011

Agric Posted 2011-04-01 23:22 (#638) Subject: Wind power was Spain's biggest electricity generator in March 2011 Veteran Posts: 214 Wind power became Spain's main source of electricity for the first time ever this month, wind farms accounted for 21 percent of demand and reached a monthly record, 5.0 percent more than in March 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jpLZh_9Ue7GAQDgb... I guess if they can do it then so can we, given our better wind resources. Where there's a will... Anne Thomas Posted 2012-07-06 09:53 (#1064 - in reply to #638) Subject: Re: Wind power was Spain's biggest electricity generator in March 2011 Extreme Veteran Posts: 319 Scotland got to 35% from renewables last year and a fair bit of UK energy seems to be going to the continent now through interconnectors to France and Belgium, which help to balance out supply and demand.