Wind power share of global electricity demand

Wind power now generates almost 10% of global electricity demand, and we are accelerating fast.

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Global Wind Energy Council. (2026). GWEC backs ‘Electrify Now’ movement to accelerate wind and renewable energy. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.gwec.net/news/gwec-backs-electrify-now-movement-to-accelerate-wind-and-renewable-energy. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_GMQCEYEB09Y0Y2RX61363G7RV2

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Global Wind Energy Council. "GWEC backs ‘Electrify Now’ movement to accelerate wind and renewable energy." 2026, https://www.gwec.net/news/gwec-backs-electrify-now-movement-to-accelerate-wind-and-renewable-energy. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_GMQCEYEB09Y0Y2RX61363G7RV2.

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Chicago

Global Wind Energy Council. "GWEC backs ‘Electrify Now’ movement to accelerate wind and renewable energy." 2026. https://www.gwec.net/news/gwec-backs-electrify-now-movement-to-accelerate-wind-and-renewable-energy. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_GMQCEYEB09Y0Y2RX61363G7RV2.

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@misc{gwec2026wind3g7rv2, author = {{Global Wind Energy Council}}, title = {GWEC backs ‘Electrify Now’ movement to accelerate wind and renewable energy}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_GMQCEYEB09Y0Y2RX61363G7RV2}, note = {Original source: https://www.gwec.net/news/gwec-backs-electrify-now-movement-to-accelerate-wind-and-renewable-energy. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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