What is the most used form of renewable energy: solar or wind power? (In Maine, USA)?

Posted on April 13, 2010 by admin

what is most used form of energy in Maine? Wind vs. Solar Energy? Which produces most megawatts, and which is owned more? No oppinions please, just please have proof. (websites, books ect)

Can’t find figures for Maine.

USA-wide, there is far more wind power than solar power:

http://www.maine.gov/oeis/docs/OEIS%20Comp%20Energy%20Plan.pdf

Over 34,000MW USA-wide, with 175MW in Maine:

http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/wind_installed_capacity.asp

They think solar across the US could hit 28GW by 2016:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_the_United_States#cite_note-0

And that’s with very fast growth and most of that will be in the sourth.

So I’m going to go with wind.

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One Response to What is the most used form of renewable energy: solar or wind power? (In Maine, USA)?

  1. MTRstudent says:
    April 14, 2010 at 5:22 am

    Can’t find figures for Maine.

    USA-wide, there is far more wind power than solar power:
    http://www.maine.gov/oeis/docs/OEIS%20Comp%20Energy%20Plan.pdf

    Over 34,000MW USA-wide, with 175MW in Maine:
    http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/wind_installed_capacity.asp

    They think solar across the US could hit 28GW by 2016:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_the_United_States#cite_note-0

    And that’s with very fast growth and most of that will be in the sourth.

    So I’m going to go with wind.
    References :