DTI officials have regular meetings with E.ON to monitor progress on the Round One offshore wind farm projects at Scroby Sands and Robin Rigg, which have been awarded capital grants.
Officials have also met E.ON to discuss the current consultation on the renewables obligation, including the future support for offshore wind.
The installed capacity of wind power in the UK currently stands at 1,943 MW.
For 2005, the last year for which we have figures, electricity generation from wind power was 2,908 GWh.