| In 2006, the Los Angeles Department of
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| | power grid. Wind power is more accessible
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| Water and Power in conjunction with
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| | in certain seasons because the climate
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| General Electric, went ahead with a 120
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| | affects wind speed. In Los Angeles,
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| megawatt wind farm, named the Pine Tree
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| | speeds are greatest in the sweltering
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| Wind Project. It is hoped that it will
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| | summer months. An estimated three-fourths
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| one day satisfy 20 percent of the
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| | of all yearly wind power is generated
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| utility's energy demands.
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| | during the spring and summer.
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| Back in 2004, wind energy in the entire
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| | Though power created by old generation
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| state of California produced greater than
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| | wind turbines is not as cost effective as
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| 4,200 million kilowatt-hours of
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| | some other forms of energy generation,
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| electricity, approximately 1.5 percent of
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| | newer wind turbine designs should be able
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| all electricity generated. About 95
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| | to compete with power costs from nuclear
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| percent of all of the state's wind
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| | and coal plants.
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| generating apparatus is located in three
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| | Some advantages in utilizing wind energy
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| areas: Altamont Pass, San Gorgonio and
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| | include: non-deployment of polluting
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| Tehachapi.
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| | conventional power plants; leaves no
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| Wind power plants are comprised of
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| | pollution in the air, soil or water; it
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| turbines that take advantage of the
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| | is completely renewable; the installment
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| energy in wind motion to make mechanical
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| | is relatively swift; and power production
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| energy, which is then converted into
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| | not affected by gas and oil price
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| electrical energy. Wind turbines can be
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| | increases.
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| utilized by farms, homes and businesses
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| | However, there are some areas of concern
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| in breezy locations, such as along the
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| | with wind power, such as: the required
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| California coast. Turbines are deployable
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| | use of large tracts of land, although
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| in areas where it isn't cost-efficient to
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| | simultaneous land uses are available for
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| run power lines.
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| | such tasks as agriculture and cattle
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| The parts of a wind farm include
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| | grazing. Other potential concerns are
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| turbines, which feed through an
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| | that it can cause erosion in desert
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| underground power conduit and a
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| | areas, and disturb wildlife habitats.
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| connection from the farm to the closest
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