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The Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project
ξ Southern California Edison (SCE) has begun construction of the largest wind transmission project in the United States
ξ the Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project will include a series of new and upgraded high-voltage transmission lines
ξ capable of delivering 4,500 megawatts of electricity from wind farms and other generating companies in Northern Los Angeles and Eastern Kern counties
ξ the first three segments: two new substations - Windhub and Highwind - located near Mojave and Monolith;
ξ a new, 25.6 mile, 500 kilovolt transmission line connecting SCE's existing Antelope Substation with the new Windhub Substation;
ξ a new, 9.6 mile, 220 kilovolt transmission line connecting the Windhub Substation and the Highwind Substation;
ξ a new, 21.0-mile, 500 kilovolt transmission line connecting SCE's existing Antelope and Vincent substations;
ξ and a new, 26.7-mile, 500 kilovolt transmission line connecting SCE's existing Antelope and Pardee substations
ξ the new lines are expected to be operational in early 2009
ξ SCE to be the nation's leader in renewable and alternative energy
ξ continually looking for ways to expand its renewables portfolio
ξ the Tehachapi project is the first major transmission project in California being built specifically to access multiple renewable generators in a remote renewable-rich resource area
ξ it will be part of a $1.8 billion program to provide the high-voltage transmission infrastructure
ξ necessary to interconnect and deliver the renewable wind resources being developed in the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area to California electricity customers
ξ Tehachapi project will create the single largest power block of wind energy in the United States
ξ Michael Peevey is president of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
ξ a critical step in alleviating the transmission constraints that have limited ability to access substantial wind resources in the Tehachapi region
ξ project would be capable of carrying 4,500 megawatts of electricity, enough energy to supply nearly 3 million homes at peak output
ξ one megawatt is enough power to serve about 650 average homes at a given point in time
ξ Tehachapi project facilitates the interconnection of new wind generation
ξ it will improve grid reliability to help meet the state's growing demand for electricity with renewable energy
ξ Dian Grueneich is the lead CPUC commissioner on the Tehachapi project
ξ improves the reliability of the California transmission grid by enabling the expansion of the transfer capability of "Path 26,"
ξ serves the growth in energy demand in the Antelope Valley
ξ eases transmission constraints into the Los Angeles basin
ξ is part of SCE's five-year, $5 billion transmission expansion program

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Tehachapi Wind Farm
ξ Tehachapi wind farm is located in Kern County in California
ξ it is one of the largest wind farms in the world
ξ it has over 4,600 wind turbines
ξ turbines are built to turn into the wind to maximize energy production and even maintain braking mechanisms if the wind becomes to powerful
ξ three different styles of turbines are used including two and three blade traditional horizontal turbines as well as egg beater turbines, which are being phased out
ξ the turbines generate over 1.4 billion kilowatts of electricity per year
ξ online since 1979, this one wind farm produces more electricity than Japan or Germany
ξ the farm produces generates over 120 million dollars in revenues by selling the electricity it produces each year
ξ much of the energy is sold in California
ξ California Edison utility reached an agreement to purchase a large chunk to power much of the greater Los Angeles area

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Tehachapi Wind Farm
ξ one of the world's leading wind energy producers is Tehachapi, California
ξ prevailing northwesterly winds blow through passes in the Tehachapi Mountains that connect the San Joaquin Valley with the Mojave Desert
ξ the best winds occur from March to September, averaging 15-20 miles per hour
ξ as the size of the generators has increased, cost per kilowatt hour generated has decreased
ξ current costs are around 3.5 to 4 cents per kilowatt hour, less expensive than coal, oil, nuclear and most natural gas-fired generation
ξ Tehachapi's roughly 5,000 wind plants offset the emission of more than seven million pounds of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and particulates
ξ that otherwise would be produced by relatively clean burning natural gas
ξ they also offset 1.1 billion pounds of greenhouse gases each year

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