Tehachapi power grid project reaches first milestone

[Fledermaus]

• Eventually to deliver 4,500 Megawatts to Southern California

• Part of massive effort to move windmill power to cities

The first phase of Southern California Edison's Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project has been completed, the company and the governor’s office say Tuesday.

It’s the first major transmission project in California to be constructed specifically for accessing renewable power, such as the thousands of windmills in the Tehachapi area.

Once the entire project is completed, it will be capable of delivering 4,500 megawatts (MW) of clean electricity, enough to power about three million homes in Southern California.

This first phase is capable of carrying 700 MW of clean electricity.

http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=15099

[XemaSab]

1. My former colleagues worked on that project

Interesting to get an update.

[joshcryer]

2. It also has a relatively low impact, since it's only 75~ miles of transmission lines.

As opposed to some of the other crazy reports that call for 30+ thousand miles.

They want to build 250 miles though. *sigh*