BBC News, in central SpainThe patchwork plains of Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain, were once known for their windmills.
Spain’s total wind generation capacity, its prime renewable source in recent years, has doubled since 2008. Solar energy capacity, meanwhile, has increased by a factor of eight over the same period.renewable energy infrastructure, after Sweden in first place. Meanwhile, the government introduced ambitious new targets, including covering 81% of Spain’s electricity needs with renewables by 2030.Spain has seen a boom in people getting solar panels fitted to the roofs of their homes
"What we saw until 2005 was that when GDP increased, demand for electricity increased more than GDP," says Miguel de la Torre Rodríguez, head of system development at Red Eléctrica , the company that operates Spain's national grid.