Tehachapi Wind Resource Area

The Tehachapi Wind Resource Area (TWRA) is a large wind resource area along the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains in California. It is the largest wind resource area in California, encompassing an area of approximately 800 sq mi (2,100 km2) and producing a combined 3,507 MW of renewable electricity between its 5 independent wind farms.

Tehachapi Wind Resource Area
Central part of Tehachapi Wind Resource Area from space
TWRA
Location of the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area
LocationKern County, California
Coordinates35°04′05″N 118°15′45″W
RangeSierra Nevada, Tehachapi Mountains
Part ofAntelope Valley, Indian Wells Valley, Tehachapi Pass
Area800 sq mi (2,100 km2) (approx.)

Wind farms

The Tehachapi Wind Resource Area is home to 5 independently owned and operated wind farms as of February 2020.

NameCoordinatesCapacity (MW)YearRef
Alta Wind Energy Center35°1′16″N 118°19′14″W1,5482011[1]
Manzana Wind Farm34°55′11″N 118°26′55″W340.72013[2][3][4]
Pine Tree Wind Power Project35°14′49″N 118°10′35″W1352009[5][6]
Sky River Wind Farm35°20′42″N 118°11′09″W2391994[7][8]
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm35°04′05″N 118°15′45″W1,2441986[1]

Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project
Main article: Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project

The development of the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area has been in the planning since 2009 in conjunction with the development of the Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project. The transmission project was required to support new wind developments in the area at the time including Alta-Oak Creek Mojave Project which was part of Alta Wind Energy Center, the largest wind farm in the world as of 2013.[9]

See also

References
  2. "Electricity Data Browser - Manzana Wind LLC". www.eia.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. "Electricity Data Browser - Pacific Wind LLC". www.eia.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. "Manzana (USA) - Wind farms - Online access - The Wind Power". www.thewindpower.net. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  5. "Electricity Data Browser - Pine Tree Wind Power Project". www.eia.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. "L.A. goes large with wind power: Back Issues, altenerG.com - enerG Alternative Sources Magazine - enerG, Archives". www.altenerg.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. "Electricity Data Browser - Solano Wind". www.eia.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  8. "Power sources". www.smud.org. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  9. "Development of the TehachapiWind Resource Area" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2013.
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