Electrical Generating Capacity of Renewable Energy (excluding large scale hydro)1

(1) Large scale hydro capacity was 1,456 MWe in 2008.
(2) Wind includes both onshore and offshore and also includes solar photovoltaics (22.5 MWe in 2008) and shoreline wave (0.5 MWe in 2008).
(3) All waste combustion plant is included because both biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes are burned together in the same plant.
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