Installed capacity of 198-megawatts of renewable energy
Project overview
Rising Tree Wind Farm consists of three phases and is located in Kern County, approximately three miles west of the town of Mojave. The wind farm is within the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area, the same site as a few of the earliest wind farms in the United States. Local winds are fueled by cooler air from the San Joaquin Valley rushing through Tehachapi Pass to fill low pressure voids caused by heating in the Mojave Desert.
Rising Tree Wind Farm yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. Rising Tree Wind Farm is also compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners.
Paid to local governments
Paid to landowners
Spent locally
139 construction jobs and 19 permanent jobs created
Renewable energy technology
Energy security
Turbines
Wind energy in the U.S.
Rising Tree saves more than 352 million gallons of water each year and prevents the air pollution that causes smog, acid rain, and climate change.
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