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5. Well, Great Britain currently produces 18% of their electrical demand from wind.

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Yes, off shore wind farm are more costly to develop but the technology is improving, knowledge growing.

There is a lot of promising developments in windpower going on.

Texas is producing 17% of its electricity from wind.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/texas-got-18-percent-of-its-energy-from-wind-and-solar-last-year/
"Last year, Texas generated 18 percent of its energy from wind and solar — with wind providing the vast majority of total renewable generation. The 18 percent number matters because for years critics of renewable energy have argued that grid costs and reliability will spiral out of control before we hit 20 percent wind and solar. But in Texas, retail electricity prices have actually decreased, coming in well below the U.S. average."

Iowa produces 36% of its electricity from wind

https://www.windpowerengineering.com/business-news-projects/iowa-hints-at-how-it-became-a-nation-leading-wind-power-house/
It is also creating jobs.
"Nearly 9,000 Iowans are employed by wind power equipment makers, and thousands of other construction and technical jobs are created when new wind farms are built. Circling back on workforce development, numerous Iowa community colleges provide programs that facilitate the training needs of wind energy companies. Iowa Lakes Community College’s program was the first of its kind in the nation."