CANADIAN WIND'S GROWING PAINS

摘要

For Canadian wind, the last few years have been pretty good. Growth has accelerated and by the end of 2011 its generating capacity totalled 5265 MW - of which 1969 MW were in Ontario - accounting for about 2.3% of Canada's total electricity demand. The next few years are also expected to see rapid growth. On current forecasts of projected plants and those under construction, Canada will top 10 GW of wind energy by 2015. And the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) has felt confident enough to outline a strategy in which wind energy hits 55 GW by 2025, meeting 20% of the country's energy needs.