Canada has over 10GW of installed wind energy capacity, the Canadian Wind Energy Association has announced. It is the seventh country to surpass 10 GW.
Over the last five years, more wind energy capacity has been installed in Canada than any other form of electricity generation. Canada’s wind energy capacity has grown by an average of 1,300 MW, or 24 per cent, annually. 2015 is on track to exceed this five-year average for new installations. Wind turbines are now operating in every province in Canada, and in the Northwest Territories and Yukon and accounting for nearly 5 per cent of domestic Canadian electricity demand.
