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To: sergeantdave

Sorry, those figures are way out. 10% is the total for all ‘renewables’, not just wind. And as for 40% in Scotland - that’s the pie-in-the-sky total renewables target by 2020 announced by the SNP for an independent Scotland. Nowhere near that at present.


71 posted on 02/04/2014 3:03:03 AM PST by Winniesboy
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To: Winniesboy

Yeh, you’re probably right that my statement is off. Lots of sources are claiming all kinds of numbers. Here’s one example:

Renewable Energy Now Has 40% Market Penetration Of Electricity In Scotland

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/23/renewable-energy-now-40-market-penetration-scotland/#QuSscmXXCed3WwxU.99

Here’s another:

Going green: record 40% of Scotland’s electricity is coming from renewables

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/going-green-record-40-of-scotlands-electricity-is-coming-from-renewables.1387457034


76 posted on 02/05/2014 6:25:58 AM PST by sergeantdave
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