Forum participants also heard about new wind energy procurement in Saskatchewan as it moves to 50 per
cent electricity generation capacity from renewable energy by 2030, and how the industry is well - positioned to deliver new affordable, emissions - free electricity to Ontario and Quebec when it is needed.
Not exact matches
Wind energy has been the largest source of new
electricity generation in Canada over the last five years and Canada's installed wind energy
capacity has grown by an average 23 per
cent a year over that period.
More wind energy has been built in Canada between 2006 and 2017 than any other form of
electricity generation, with installed
capacity growing by an average of 15 per
cent per year between 2012 and 2017.
A similar trend is evident in the United States, where wind energy was the largest source of new
electricity generation in 2014 and represented 28 per
cent of all new
electricity generation capacity additions in the United States between 2010 - 2014 — second only to natural gas.
According to Wind Power in Europe, wind energy was not only the leading source of new
electricity generation in 2014 (representing 44 per
cent of new installed
capacity), it has been the largest source of new
electricity generating
capacity in Europe over the last 15 years.