Tehachapi Pass wind farm
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The Tehachapi Pass wind farm is one of the first large-scale
Overview
The mountain pass acts as a venturi effect to air moving between ocean and desert, increasing wind speed.[3]
Wind development in the
The Tehachapi Wind Resource Area is a net exporter of generation to other parts of the state of California. A state initiative to upgrade the transmission out of Tehachapi (the 4.5 GW Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project) began in 2008 and was completed by 2016.[5] This has opened the door to further regional wind power development up to 10 GW,[6] and multiple solar and storage projects are expected to be installed to utilize that capacity.[7] A prime location for viewing the turbines is off of State Route 58 and from Tehachapi-Willow Springs Road.
Further development
One proponent for further regional wind power development is
Other well-known wind turbine locations in California include the adjacent
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Tehachapi Pass wind farm and Alta Wind Energy Center from space, 2019
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Tehachapi Pass wind turbines
See also
References
- ^ Terra-Gen bags $631m for more phases at California's Alta Wind Renewable Energy World, 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Development of the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area" (PDF). October 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Why Tehachapi Pass? / Pioneers of the Wind / Hike A Mile or Two - Thousand Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020.
- ^ "25th Anniversary Special – An American Memoir – Winds raced and storms faced". Windpower Monthly. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "TRTP | Projects in Progress | Reliability | About Us | Home - SCE". www.sce.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ Cummings, Nikki (5 August 2010). "Tehachapi: Planned for Prosperity | Wind Systems Magazine". Archived from the original on 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Edwards Air Force Base harnessing the sun to bring more energy storage to the state". KERO 23 ABC News Bakersfield. 2 February 2023.
- ^ Southern California Edison Signs Largest Wind Energy Contract in U.S. Renewable Industry History Archived 2007-01-01 at the Wayback Machine