During 2013, 10,917 MW of new wind energy capacity came on line in the EU-28, a decrease of 8% compared to 2012.
There are now 116,774 MW installed the EU, meeting 8% of EU electricity demand, and a further 4,188 MW in the rest of Europe. The overall EU installation level masks significant volatility across Europe. In a number of previously healthy markets such as Spain, Italy and France installations have decreased significantly compared to the previous year, by 84%, 65% and 24% respectively. This has contributed to 45% of all new installations in 2013 being in just two countries (Germany and the United Kingdom): a significant change compared to previous years when installations were less concentrated, being increasingly spread across healthy European markets.
