California Post Card

There are more than 15,000 wind turbines operating in the state of California. These wind turbines generate more than 3 Terawatt-hours (3,000 million kWh) of electricity per year or enough electricity to meet the residential needs of more than 1.3 million Californians. The same generation could meet the residential electrical needs of 2.5 million northern Europeans.

Post Card of Wind Turbines in California

(Upper Left) The photograph by Lloyd Herziger, Zond Systems, shows a windsmith servicing a Vestas V15 turbine operated by Zond atop a ridge in the Tehachapi Pass. (Upper Right) The photograph by Ed Linton, Kenetech Windpower, shows Kenetech model 56-100 turbines in operation in the Altamont Pass. (Lower Left) The photograph by Lloyd Herziger, Zond Systems, shows Vestas V15 turbines on Zond Systems' Victory Garden site. (Lower Right) The photograph by Lloyd Herziger, Zond Systems, illustrates Vestas V15 turbines operating during the winter at Zond Systems' Victory Garden site in the Tehachapi Mountains.

This post card is distributed throughout the San Joaquin Valley and can be found in restaurants, hotels, and shopping centers from Tehachapi to San Francisco. As many as 15,000 have been distributed. Photographs upper left, lower left, and lower right, all copyright © by Zond Systems. All rights reserved.

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