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Wind Links

American Wind Energy Association

California Independent System Operator

California Legislative Information

California Public Utilities Commission

      CPUC RPS Program - Implementation Decisions, 33%-by-2020 Status,
      and more

California Energy Commission

California Wind Energy Collaborative (UC Davis)

National Wind Coordinating Committee

North American Windpower Magazine

SCE Tehachapi Renewables Transmission Project

U.S. DOE Report: 20% Wind Energy by 2030

Windpower Monthly Magazine



Educational Links

AWEA Wind Energy Fact Sheets
AWEA Educational Resources
NREL Wind Energy Basics
California Energy Commission Reports on Wind Energy
More Educational Links



Jobs in Wind Energy - Listings

American Wind Energy Association - Careers in Wind
North American Windpower - Wind Jobs
Windpower Monthly - Wind Industry Jobs


Information on Small Wind Systems

AWEA - Small Wind Page
California Energy Commission - Consumer Energy Center
California Wind Energy Collaborative (UC Davis) - Small wind courses and    Technician training
Distributed Wind Energy Association


Fast Facts about California Wind Energy

+ As a result of strong public policy, California was the first U.S. state in which large wind energy projects were developed, beginning in the early 1980's.

+ Wind energy projects totaling approximately 4,500 megawatts (MW) of capacity are operating in California today, 1 providing enough electricity to power about 2 million California households. 2 This represents almost a tripling of wind energy capacity since California's RPS law was adopted in 2002.

+ Wind energy projects comprised 75% of the renewable energy development that has occurred under California's 2002 Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) law, as of August 2012.

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