Wind energy provides 13.8% of the power fed into the power network

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Wind power made up 13.8% of the North Rhine-Westphalia power grid's total supply in 2023, amounting to 13,051 gigawatt-hours. Representing a 5 percentage point increase over the previous year, this information was shared by the Düsseldorf Statistical Office on Tuesday. Wind energy accounted for more than half (56.2%) of the 23,223 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy generated. The total energy supply from all sources, which was 94,826 gigawatt-hours in the previous year, marked the lowest figure in a year-on-year comparison since 2018.

The Statistical Office noted that the growth of wind energy facilities in North Rhine-Westphalia is persistent. Münsterland, South Westphalia, and the Eifel had the most wind energy facilities per 1,000 inhabitants.

Press release: IT NRW - Wind energy facilities in municipalities

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