Wind Today - Q4 2008 - (Page 49) T ransmission In Other T ransmission News T ransmission Projects Around the United States and Canada The Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project located near Kern County, CA has the potential to add up to 4,500 megawatts (MW) of wind energy to the grid for Kern California County consumers. Approved in 2007 by the California Independent Systems Operator (ISO), the 250-mile project is divided into 11 segments and will cost Southern California Edison (SCE) approximately $2 billion. With an expected completion date of late 2013, SCE’s spokesman Paul Klein says the project is a prime example of the utility company’s commitment to enhancing and strengthening the California transmission grid. “California issued a mandate that investors of utilities will have to supply 20% of their energy from renewables by 2020,” Klein says. “It’s projects like this that typify our commitment to that goal.” The project, in which SCE will work in conjunction with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and California ISO, will extend from eastern Kern County to the city of Ontario in San Bernadino County, CA. The line will be constructed through portions of the Antelope Valley, the Angeles National Forest, the San Gabriel Valley, and the Western Inland Empire. “Existing transmission line rightsof-way will be used for the majority of the project,” Klein says. SCE Project Manager Don Johnson is in charge of segments 1-3, while Project Manager Chuck Adams heads Response No. 491 49 segments 4-11. “The purpose of this project is simple: get additional wind power into the grid,” says Johnson. http://www.filterelement.com http://www.filterelement.com
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