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    The Altamont Pass wind farm is located in the Altamont Pass of the Diablo Range in Northern California. It is one of the earliest wind farms in the United...
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    at the Altamont Pass Wind Farm Older wind turbines, part of the Altamont Pass Wind Farm. Eastward California Zephyr just east of Altamont Pass, February...
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    Alta Wind Energy Center, the Altamont Pass Wind Farm and the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm, near Palm Springs. Tehachapi Pass wind farm and Alta Wind Energy...
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    of the wind farm began in the 1980s. It is one of three major wind farms in California, along with those at Altamont and the Tehachapi passes. As of May...
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    regions: Altamont Pass wind farm (east of San Francisco); Tehachapi Pass wind farm (south east of Bakersfield) and San Gorgonio Pass wind farm (near Palm...
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    regions: Altamont Pass Wind Farm (east of San Francisco); Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm (south east of Bakersfield), and San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm, near Palm...
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    pressure and flatter land. Passes used for wind farms like the San Gorgonio Pass and Altamont Pass are known for their abundant wind resource capacity and...
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    spots and they often cannot see objects (wind farms) directly in front of them. In Altamont Pass Wind Farm, 4000 wind turbines kill 75 golden eagles and over...
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    the largest onshore wind farms that are currently operational, rated by generating capacity. Also listed are onshore wind farms with notability other...
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    for a breeding population near Livermore, California, and the Altamont Pass Wind Farm is among the highest in the world for golden eagles, with at least...
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    of large wind farms in the United States. Many of the wind farms in the United States are located in the Great Plains. Listed are wind farms with a generating...
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    the freeway enters the Altamont Pass. The road emerges in the Central Valley west of Tracy, where, after I-205 splits near Altamont Raceway Park, it turns...
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  • List of offshore wind farms in the United States Vineyard Wind Mayflower Wind Wind power in Massachusetts "Cape Wind Basics". Cape Wind Associates. Archived...
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    Diversity filed a lawsuit against wind farm owners for killing tens of thousands of birds at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area near San Francisco,...
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    of all operational wind farms in California. Includes 5 individual wind farms as of February 2020. Includes 29 individual wind farms as of February 2020...
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  • early 1980s with the arrival of utility-scale wind turbines in California at the Altamont Pass wind farm. Since then, the industry has had to endure the...
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    gathered in large wind parks such as at Altamont Pass would be considered small and un-economic by modern wind power development standards. A giant change...
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    Vineyard Wind 1 is an offshore wind farm under construction in U.S. federal waters in the Atlantic Ocean in Bureau of Ocean Energy Management-designated...
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    our helpful assistance since time immemorial." However the bill did not pass. One potential solution has been outlined in a 2016 agreement between the...
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  • bridge, building retaining walls, and extending a passing lane. Altamont Pass Wind Farm (not open to the public) Brushy Peak Regional Preserve, part of...
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    but this is much less heavily used than the Altamont Pass even farther north. On the west side of the pass lies Casa de Fruta, an extensive trading post...
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  • John Eckland (category Wind power)
    eventually resigning to establish the first commercial wind farm in the United States on the Altamont Pass in central California. John was the second of three...
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    University Cars driving on I-405 through the Sepulveda Pass I-580 winding through the Altamont Pass wind farm I-605 northbound approaching its northern terminus...
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    grid of 24 vertical screens installed beneath the fans shields them from wind. Emissions are abated by a selective catalytic reduction system using aqueous...
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  • States Wind power in the United States List of wind farms in the United States List of wind farms List of onshore wind farms List of large wind farms List...
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    birds: wind-power companies. And wind-powered turbines are killing a vast number of birds every year. A July 2008 study of the wind farm at Altamont Pass California...
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  • Livermore Municipal Airport Oakland International Airport WHEELS Related Altamont Pass Wind Farm Santa Rita Jail East Bay Municipal Utility District...
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    awarded a contract to Vineyard Wind to develop offshore power at Park City Wind. The project is a proposed offshore wind farm being developed by Avangrid...
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    "Wind Turbine Effects on Avian Activity, Habitat Use, and Mortality in Altamont Pass and Montezuma Hills", 1993, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Prepared...
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    a rise in wind based electrical systems in the state of California. In 1978, wind developers began large wind projects in both Altamont Pass and Tehachapi...
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