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 | |
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![]() Central part of Tehachapi Wind Resource Area from space | |
![]() ![]() TWRA Location of the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area | |
Coordinates: 35°04′05″N 118°15′45″W | |
Location | Kern County, California |
Range | Sierra Nevada, Tehachapi Mountains |
Part of | Antelope Valley, Indian Wells Valley, Tehachapi Pass |
Area | |
• Total | 800 sq mi (2,100 km2) (approx.) |
The Tehachapi Wind Resource Area is home to 5 independently owned and operated wind farms as of February 2020.
Name | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year | Ref |
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Alta Wind Energy Center | 35°1′16″N 118°19′14″W | 1,548 | 2011 | |
Manzana Wind Farm | 34°55′11″N 118°26′55″W | 340.7 | 2013 | [1][2][3] |
Pine Tree Wind Power Project | 35°14′49″N 118°10′35″W | 135 | 2009 | [4][5] |
Sky River Wind Farm | 35°20′42″N 118°11′09″W | 239 | 1994 | [6][7] |
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm | 35°04′05″N 118°15′45″W | 1,244 | 1986 |
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[update].[8]
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