Wind power as an alternative to coal SourceWatch
Worldwide Usage. The worldwide use of wind energy is growing rapidly, with several countries having achieved relatively high levels of wind power penetration by 2008, such as 19% of stationary electricity production in Denmark, 13% in Portugal and Spain, and 7% in Germany and the Republic of Ireland.. In 2008, wind machines in the United States generated a total of 52 billion kilowatthours ...