Capacities and Production
In 2005, Denmark had installed wind capacity of 3,127 MW, which produced 23,810 TJ (6.6 TW·h) of energy, giving an actual average production of 755 MW at a capacity factor of 24%. In 2009, Denmark's capacity grew to 3,482 MW; most of the increase came from the 209 MW Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm, which was inaugurated on September 17, 2009 by Crown Prince Frederik. In 2010, capacity grew to 3,752 MW, and most of the year's increase came from the Rødsand-2 off-shore wind farm. At the end of 2011, Denmark's capacity stands at 3,927 MW.
Wind power output reduces spot market prices in general via the merit order effect; in 2008 this caused a net reduction of pre-tax electricity prices (balancing the increase from the feed-in law).
| Year | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Installed wind capacity (kW) | 52 | 813 | 1,090 | |||||||
| Electricity generated (MW·h) | 120 | 240 | ||||||||
| Year | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| Installed wind capacity (MW) | 2.7 | 6.3 | 10.6 | 14.3 | 19.8 | 47.0 | 72.4 | 111.9 | 190.3 | 246.7 |
| Electricity generated (GW·h) | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 44 | 104 | 154 | 266 | 398 |
| Year | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Installed wind capacity (MW) | 326 | 393 | 436 | 468 | 521 | 600 | 814 | 1,123 | 1,438 | 1,753 |
| Electricity generated (TW·h) | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.83 | 0.92 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.19 | 1.89 | 2.76 | 3.00 |
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Installed wind capacity (MW) | 2,390 | 2,497 | 2,890 | 3,116 | 3,123 | 3,127 | 3,135 | 3,124 | 3,163 | 3,482 |
| Electricity generated (TW·h) | 4.22 | 4.31 | 4.86 | 5.56 | 6.58 | 6.61 | 6.11 | 7.14 | 6.98 | 6.72 |
| Wind power share in the electricity supply (%) | 12.1 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 16.8 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 19.3 |
| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||||
| Installed wind capacity (MW) | 3,752 | 3,927 | 4,162 | |||||||
| Electricity generated (TW·h) | 7.81 | 9.77 | 10.27 | |||||||
| Wind power share in domestic electricity supply (%) | 21.2 | 29.3 | 35.3 | |||||||
| Wind power share in domestic electricity usage (%) | 21.9 | 28.2 | 30.0 | |||||||
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