Government target for renewable energy is 10% by 2010 and 15% by 2015.
Each year, a typical 850KW turbine (like Mackies') can provide the amount of power used by 500 homes or to boil 28 million pints of water or run a computer for 7 million hours - that's 810 years.
80% of public are in favour of wind energy - several studies reported by BWEA
Some sites you may find interesting
www.sec.eu.com
www.bwea.com
www.embracewind.com
www.yes2wind.com
www.westmill.coop
www.scottishrenewables.com
www.windpower.org
www.fi.edu