American Wind Week celebrates advancements in wind energy

This year is the 4th annual American Wind Week, celebrating advancements in wind energy and technology, as well as highlighting those who work in the wind industry.

COUNTY IS BECOMING THERENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER FORCALIFORNIA, WITH MORE THAN5,000 WIND TURBINES IN THETEHACHIPI-MOJAVE WINDCORRIDOR.AND WITH THIS WEEK BEINGAMERICAN WIND WEEK, WHERETHE WIND INDUSTRY CELEBRATESTHEIRACCOMPLISHMENTS IN ADVANCINGWIND ENERGY.23ABC'S BAYNE FRONEY SPOKE WITHA LOCAL WIND FARMABOUT BOTH THE ENVIRONMENTAL ANDECONOMIC BENEFITS OF WINDENERGY..

BAYNE?THATS RIGHT JESS, I SPOKE WITHTHE EDP AND THEY TOLD METHAT RISING TREE WIND FARM,WHICH IS LOCATED HERE IN KERNCOUNTY, CAN PRODUCE ENOUGHENERGY TO POWER 92THOUSAND HOMES.THIS YEAR IS THE 4TH ANNUALAMERICAN WIND WEEK WHICHTAKES PLACE EVERY AUGUST,CELEBRATING HOW WIND ISPOWERING THE FUTURE AND MAKING ASUSTAINABLEIMPACT ON OUR PLANET.EDP RENEWABLES NORTH AMERICASAYS THAT BY UTILIZING WINDENERGY, IT HELPS LIMIT POLLUTIONAND MAKES THE AIR CLEANER"WE HELP PROTECT AGAINST SMOG,ACIDRAIN, REDUCE HUMAN HEALTHIMPACTS FROM AIR POLLUTION SUCHAS ASTHMA, OTHER RESPIRATORYILLNESSES."NOT ONLY DOES THIS WEEKCELEBRATE CLEAN ENERGY, BUT ITALSO CELEBRATES THOSE WHO WORKIN THE WIND INDUSTRY..RISING TREE WIND FARM IN KERNCOUNTY ALONE CREATED 140 JOBSAND HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL FORLOCAL FARMERS WHO GETCOMPENSATED FOR ALLOWINGCOMPANIES TO BUILD WINDFARMS ON PARTS OF THEIR LAND."THE WIND INDUSTRY IS REALLY THERURALECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THISCOUNTRY.

WE'RE CREATINGTHOUSANDSOF JOBS, WE'RE PUTTING INBILLIONS OF DOLLARS, PROVIDINGTAXREVENUE, PROVIDING ALL SORTS OFDIFFERENT BENEFITS TO SMALLRURALCOMMUNITIES WHERE WE BUILDPROJECTS."ONCE THE RISING TREE WINDTURBINES HARNESS POWER,THAT GETS SOLD TO SCE AND PG&EELECTRIC COMPANIES,WHICH THEN ENDS UP IN HOMESACROSS KERN COUNTY ."AT OUR RISING TREE WIND FARM, ASINGLETURBINE THERE PRODUCES ENOUGHELECTRICITY FOR ABOUT 700HOMES."DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, AMERICANWIND WEEK HAS HAD TO CHANGE HOWTHEY CELEBRATE.

"MOST OF OURFOCUS IS DOING WIND FARMTOURS, COMMUNITY EVENTS,BARBECUES, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKETHAT ANDOBVIOUSLY UNDER THE CURRENTCIRCUMSTANCES THE VAST MAJORITYOFTHOSE ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PUTON HOLD."THERE ARE STILL VIRTUALACTIVITIES THAT EDP IS PROVIDINGSUCH AS VIRTUAL WIND FARM TOURSAND INFORMATION ONLINE ABOUTHOW TO HELP THE CLEAN ENERGYINDUSTRY.

"SUPPORT PROJECTS THATARE GOING INAND PROVIDING THAT CLEAN ENERGYAS WELL AS THOSE ECONOMICBENEFITS, ITHINK ITS THE BEST WAY TO HELP."EDP BELIEVES THAT THE FASTESTWAY TO HELP TACKLE CLIMATECHANGE IS TO UTILIZE CLEANENERGY.

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