Formerly Antelope Valley

California’s demand for electricity continues to grow. So too does its demand for electricity produced by renewable power sources such as wind. The TRTP, which would interconnect renewable wind energy to the existing electric system, would help meet two important state requirements concerning renewable resources. First, state law requires that at least 20 percent of the electricity SCE delivers to customers be produced by renewable sources by 2010. New and modified transmission facilities are needed to help the state meet that target. Second, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 caps California’s greenhouse gas emissions at 1990 levels by 2020. Wind generation does not emit greenhouse gases. By interconnecting renewable wind power, the TRTP can help meet these targets.

Currently, energy developers are planning new “wind farms” in an area of Kern County referred to as the “Tehachapi Wind Resource Area” that would help meet the demand for more renewable power. Although SCE does not have an ownership interest in any of the proposed wind farms, SCE is required to construct extensions of its transmission system to these proposed wind farms so that wind power can be delivered into the state’s energy grid.

In order to increase its ability to deliver this renewable wind energy to customers, SCE must upgrade its transmission lines and substations south of the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area by constructing the TRTP. These upgrades are also necessary to serve Southern California’s overall growing demand for electricity

For CPUC Project Approval, click here.
For Project EIR, click here. 

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