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Spain has a good energy model, according to The Washington Post

29/09/2009

September 29, 2009

In an extensive article published in the American newspaper The Washington Post, the newspaper praises Spanish energy model and its commitment to the sustainable economy and the capacity of the sector of renewable energies to "recover the millions of jobs destroyed during the economic crisis".

The journal echoes in addition to the official forecasts of the Executive Spanish suggest that the Spanish economy could create a million jobs related to renewable energy sources in the next decade.

Currently, renewable energy in Spain has public support around 20,400 million euros (about $ 30 billion), and comparing American and Spanish models, the newspaper also affects other data: according to figures publishedSpain generates almost 24.3% of its electricity with renewable energy sources, while in the U.S. This figure reaches only 7 per cent.