There are many reasons to support the development of wind energy in the UK, here are a few:

• It is a safe way to produce electricity; many alternative forms of electricity generation, such as nuclear, utilise harmful substances during the generation process
• It is a clean way to produce electricity; wind energy does not produce any harmful emissions
• It is a sensible way to produce energy; the wind is free compared with rising fossil fuel prices and potential difficulties associated with fuel availability
• The UK is the windiest country in Europe
• No matter how much wind we use today, there will still be the same supply in the future
• Wind energy is projected to be the cheapest form of electricity by 2020. (Source: Sustainable Development Commission)
• At the end of the operational life of a windfarm, it is easy to decommission the installation

How does the windiest country in Europe (the UK) compare?

The UK has 40% of Europe's wind energy resource (Source: British Wind Energy Association) and developers are working extremely hard to fulfil that potential.

We now have over 4,500 MW of wind generating capacity in the UK (including over 1,000 MW of offshore wind) but we still fall well behind our European neighbours with Germany, France and Denmark all generating a larger percentage of their electricity needs from renewable energy resources.